Continuous Coverage

Type Program Time Frame ME – Pickle Continuous coverage is ensured if the application is filed by the end of April or the end of the fourth month after denial. The person must continue to meet eligibility criteria and have unpaid or reimbursable medical bills during this prior time. ME – Disabled Adult Child Continuous coverage is ensured if the application is filed by the end of April or the end of the fourth month after denial. The person must continue to meet eligibility criteria and has unpaid or reimbursable medical bills during this prior time. ME – Disabled/Early Aged Widow(er) Continuous coverage is ensured if the application is filed by the end of April or the end of the fourth month after denial. The person must continue to meet eligibility criteria and has unpaid or reimbursable medical bills during this prior time. QMB Continuous Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program coverage must be ensured, as well as Medicaid coverage. Retroactivity for continuous QMB may be as early as 24 months before the beginning of the current fiscal year, if appropriate. September is considered the start of a fiscal year.