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BEM 165 2 of 10 MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS BPB 2024-018 7-1-2024
BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
A person who is eligible for one of these categories cannot choose to receive a different Medicare Savings Program category. For example, a person eligible for QMB cannot choose SLMB instead. All eligibility factors must be met in the calendar month being tested. MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS BENEFITS
QMB Benefits QMB pays: • Medicare premiums, and Note: QMB pays Medicare Part B premiums and Part A premiums for those few people that have them. • Medicare coinsurances, and • Medicare deductibles. SLMB Benefits SLMB pays Medicare Part B premiums. ALMB Benefits ALMB pays Medicare Part B premiums provided funding is avail- able. NMB Benefits NMB pays the Medicare Part B premiums (and the part A premiums for the few who have them) for full coverage Medicaid beneficiaries not otherwise eligible for MSP. MEDICARE AND BUY-IN INFORMATION See BAM 810 for general information about Medicare and informa- tion about the Buy-In program.