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• For QDWI (see SECTION 32.5 QUALIFIED DISABLED AND WORKING INDIVIDUAL) QMB members will receive a ForwardHealth card even if the member is not eligible for any other subprograms of Medicaid since Medicaid pays the Medicare copayments and deductibles for members enrolled in QMB. 32.1.2 Medicare Savings Programs Fiscal Test Group The FTG size is two when a couple is living together in the community, unless one of the spouses is an SSI recipient. If one spouse is applying for MSP and the other spouse is an SSI recipient, the SSI recipient spouse is not included in the other spouse’s FTG. If both spouses are living in the same nursing home, each person is an individual FTG. 32.1.3 Medicare Savings Programs Benefits • QMB: Medicaid pays Medicare Part A, B, and B-ID premiums and Medicare deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance. • SLMB: Medicaid pays Medicare Part B and B-ID premiums. • SLMB+: Medicaid pays Medicare Part B and B-ID premiums. • QDWI: Medicaid pays Medicare Part A premiums. 32.1.4 Low Income Subsidy Requests See SECTION 2.6.4 LOW INCOME SUBSIDY PROGRAM OF MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS for information on LIS Requests for MSP. 32.1.5 Part B Enrollment Via the Medicare Savings Programs Buy-In Program Members who are receiving Medicare Part A coverage, but who previously chose not to enroll in Part B, may be eligible to enroll in Part B outside of their usual enrollment periods via the MSP process with the state. See Process Help Section 12.16.2.1.2 Part B Enrollment Via MSP. This page last updated in Release Number: 23-03 Release Date: 08/14/2023 Effective Date: 01/01/2023 32.2 QMB 32.2.1 Introduction To be eligible for Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) benefits, the person must: 1. Meet non-financial Medicaid requirements 2. Be entitled to Medicare Part A or Part B-ID (as defined in SECTION 32.2.2 ENTITLED TO MEDICARE). The following Medicaid members are categorically eligible for QMB: • People who are receiving or are eligible to receive SSI Medicaid • People who are eligible for Special Status Medicaid as a 503 or Disabled Adult Child (DAC)