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Qualified Disabled and Working Individual

A person who is eligible to buy-in to Medicare Part A, is disabled, under the age of 65, and has returned to work is eligible to receive assistance on his or her Medicare Part A premium if that person isn’t getting medical assistance from the state and meets the...

qualified individual

A person who is eligible or enrolled in Medicare Part A and meets the requirements of QMB or SLMB, but has excessive income for those programs. A QI has an income between 120 percent and 135 percent of the federal poverty level and may apply for benefits to cover...

Qualified Medicare Beneficiary

A person who is eligible for Medicare, has an income below 100 percent of the federal poverty level and has limited assets is eligible to receive assistance with Medicare cost sharing. Under the QMB program, state Medicaid agencies are required to pay the cost of...