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Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040 Article 13. Medicare Premium Assistance Categories. Rule 7 AAC 100.750. Scope of Medicare premium assistance categories 7 AAC 100.752. Qualified Medicare beneficiary 7 AAC 100.754. Special low-income Medicare beneficiary 7 AAC 100.756. Special low-income Medicare beneficiary qualifying individual 7 AAC 100.758. Qualified disabled and working individual 7 AAC 100.750. Scope of Medicare premium assistance categories. (a) The Medicaid coverage available under the eligibility categories listed in 7 AAC 100.002(e) is limited to assistance with the cost of Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance as provided under each category. Medicaid covered services described in 7 AAC 105 — 7 AAC 160 are not provided under this section. (b) Except as otherwise provided in 7 AAC 100.750 — 7 AAC 100.758, eligibility under 7 AAC 100.002(e) is determined under the provisions of 7 AAC 40 listed in 7 AAC 100.400(a). (c) When determining financial eligibility, the department will disregard the annual cost-of-living increase in OASDI benefits that is implemented January 1 of each year, until the federal poverty guidelines for this state are implemented by United States Department of Health and Human Services for that year. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183; am 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 10/1/2011, Register 199) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 100.752. Qualified Medicare beneficiary. (a) To be eligible for Medicaid coverage as a qualified Medicare beneficiary under 7 AAC 100.002(e)(1), an individual must