Do You Qualify for Assistance with Your Medical Bills or Prescription Medicines?

March 10, 2023

Do you Qualify for Assistance with Your Medical Bills or Prescription Medicines?

If you meet the income guidelines below, contact the Geauga Department on Aging at 279-2130 for assistance to apply!

Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs)

Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB): Pays for Part A & B deductibles, coinsurance/copays and premiums.

Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB): Pays for monthly Part B premium.

Qualified Individual (QI): Pays for monthly Part B premium (limited benefits)

Qualified Disabled & Working Individuals (QDWI): Pays for Part A premium if you are under 65, disabled and no longer entitled to free Part A because you work. Contact the Dept. on Aging for more information.

QMB SLMB QI
Limits:      Income      Assets

Single       $1,235      $ 9,090

Married   $1,664     $13,630

 

Limits:      Income      Assets

Single       $1,478     $ 9,090

Married   $1,992     $13,630

 

Limits:      Income     Assets

Single       $1,661     $ 9,090

Married   $2,239     $13,630

 

 

This program is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3,067.02 with 100 percent funding by ACL/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

 

Contact a Geauga Department on Aging Social Worker for assistance with your Application!

Get “Extra Help” With Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Costs!

Extra Help is a Medicare program that helps people with limited income and resources pay Medicare prescriptions drug costs. You may qualify if your monthly income and total resources are below these limits:

Single: $1,630/monthly & resources below $14,790; or Married $2,198/monthly & resources below $29,520.

 Contact a Department on Aging Social Worker for assistance with your application!