Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB)
This program may help pay your Medicare Part "B" Premiums. Healthy Connections will make a QMB determination for a Medicaid-eligible individual in any full benefits category if that individual is covered under Medicare Part A.
Eligibility:
To be eligible as a QMB, an individual must be entitled to Medicare Part A and:
- Be aged 65 or over or
- Blind or
- Disabled
Income Limit:
| FAMILY SIZE | MONTHLY INCOME (Eff. 03/01/2022) | ANNUAL INCOME (Eff. 03/01/2022) | Resources (Eff. 01/01/2023) |
| 1 2 |
$1,133 $1,526 |
$ 13,590 $ 18,310 |
$ 9,090 $ 13,630 |
Benefits:
QMB coverage offers payment of Medicare premiums, co-pays and deductibles.
To Apply:
Apply online or complete the following form(s) and submit it electronically to 8888201204@fax.scdhhs.gov , by mail to SCDHHS-Central Mail, P.O. Box 100101, Columbia, SC 29202-3101 or to your local county office.