Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB), Qualifying Individual (QI), and Qualified Disabled Working Individual (QDWI). As a reminder, a trial state may use different names for some or all of these programs, so CWICs need to research the appropriate term to use. Below is a chart summarizing the basic details of these programs for 2016. Program Income Limit Resource How It Limit Qualified 100% Federal $7,280 single, Pays Part A Medicare Poverty Level $10,930 couple and B Beneficiary premiums, deductibles, (QMB) co-insurance, and Specified 120% Federal $7,280 single, Pays Part B Poverty Level $10,930 couple premium only Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) Qualifying 135% Federal $7,280 single, Pays Part B Individual (QI) Poverty Level $10,930 couple premium only Qualified 200% Federal $4,000 single, Pays Part A Disabled Poverty $6,000 couple premium only Working Individual (QDWI) It's important to point out these programs don't help with the Medicare Part D out-of-pocket expenses; a separate program called Low Income Subsidy, which will be covered later in this unit, covers those.
Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB), Qualifying Individual (QI), and Qualified Disabled Working Individual (QDWI). As a reminder, a state may use different names for some or all of these programs, so CWICs need to research the appropriate term to use. Below is a chart summarizing the basic details of these programs for 2016. Program Income Limit Resource Limit How It Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) 100% Federal Poverty Level $7,280 single, $10,930 couple Pays Part A and B premiums, deductibles, co-insurance, and Specified Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) 120% Federal Poverty Level $7,280 single, $10,930 couple Pays Part B premium only Qualifying Individual (QI) 135% Federal Poverty Level $7,280 single, $10,930 couple Pays Part B premium only Qualified Disabled Working Individual (QDWI) 200% Federal Poverty $4,000 single, $6,000 couple Pays Part A premium only It's important to point out these programs don't help with the Medicare Part D out-of-pocket expenses; a separate program called Low Income Subsidy, which will be covered later in this unit, covers those. trial
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