Thursday, February 05, 2015

Eligibility charts for QMB, SLMB, LIS

Thank you NCOA for these easy-to-use charts of eligibility criteria for programs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. In particular, here are the numbers updated to reflect the 2015 poverty guidelines for Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB), Specified Low-Income Beneficiary (SLMB), which help pay some Medicare Part B beneficiary costs, and Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) which help pay some beneficiary costs for Part D drug plans.

Chart for QMB/SLMB www.ncoa.org/assets/files/pdf/center-for-benefits/medicare-savings-programs-coverage-and-eligibility.pdf

Chart for LIS www.ncoa.org/assets/files/pdf/center-for-benefits/part-d-lis-eligibility-and-benefits-chart.pdf

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