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Applying for QMB, SLMB, or QI, (the what?)

QMB- The qualified Medicare Beneficiary program

SLMB- Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary program

QI- Qualified Individual program

These programs help Medicare beneficiaries of modest means pay all or some of Medicare’s cost sharing amounts (ie. premiums, deductibles and copayments).

Before you can get coverage by the QMB, SLMB, or QI plans, you must file  a written claim separate from your Medicare claim. If you are found ineligible for one plan, you may still be found eligible for one of the others.

Where to File:

To qualify for the QMB, SLMB, or Q I plans, you must file a written claim with the agency that handles Medicaid in your state-usually your county’s Department of Social Services or Social Welfare Department. (more…)

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