ADDENDUM 6

MEDICARE PART D LOW INCOME SUBSIDY GUIDE

Effective January 1, 2015

 

Category

Full Subsidy Eligible

Reduced Subsidy Eligible

Full Benefit Dual Eligible

Standard Medicare Beneficiaries

(Not LIS Eligible)

Description

Premium, deductible and cost sharing subsidy for low-income Medicare Part D recipients.

 

Application Form

SSA 1020 - Application

SSA 1020 - Application

None - State transmits eligibility file to SSA

N/A

Income

<135% FPL

<150% FPL

Dual Eligible

(100% FPL)

Dual Eligible

(>100% FPL)

Dual Eligible

(Institutionalized)

Deemed Eligible

Medicare Premium

 

SLMB = <120% FPL>

 

SLMB Plus =               <135% FPL>

>150% FPL

Resource Limit

$7,160 Single

 

$10,750 Couple

$13,440 Single

 

$26,860 Couple

 

None

Prescription Drug Plan

Facilitated Auto-Enroll

Recipient Enrolls

Auto-Enrolled

Auto-Enrolled

Auto-Enrolled

Auto-Enrolled

Voluntary Enrolls

Recipient

 

Premiums

 

Deductibles

 

And

 

Co-Pays

$0 premium

 

 

No Deductible

 

 

$2.55 or $6.35 co-pay

 

$0 co-pay after $4,550 out-of-pocket expenses

Sliding scale premium

 

 

$63 Deductible

 

 

15% co-insurance

 

$2.55 - $6.35 co-pay after $4,550 out-of-pocket expenses

$0 premium

 

 

 

No Deductible

 

 

 

$1.20 or $3.60 co-pay

 

$0 co-pay after $4,550 out-of-pocket expenses

$0 premium
 

 

 

No Deductible

 

 

 

$2.55 or $6.35 co-pay;

 

$0 co-pay after

$4,550 out-of-pocket expenses

$0 premium

 

 

 

No Deductible

 

 

 

  $0 co-pay

$0 premium

 

No Deductible

 

 

 

$2.55 or $6.35 co-pay

 

$0 co-pay after $4,550 out-of-pocket expenses

100% premium
 

 

$325  Deductible
 

25% co-insurance up to $2,850 total spending ($661.25)
 

100% co-pay between $2,850 and $6,455 total spending**
 

$2.55 or $6.35 co-pay after $4,550 out-of-pocket costs

Coverage Gap

None

None

None

None

None

None

** Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corresponding

EIS Medicaid

 Subtype

   

SI = SSI

 

ST = APA eligible

 

QM = QMB

 

NS = Ineligible for SSI /APA due to   requirements that do not apply to Medicaid

AS = Waiver in       Asst. Living

 

BB = Lost SSI /APA due to1977

SSA COLA

 

BC = Breast  & Cervical Cancer

 

DW = Working    Disabled Buy-In

 

GF = Eligible for       MED in 1973

 

IN = HCB Waiver

 

PM = 1619b,        Disabled Adult        Children, Disabled        Widowers

 

QD = Qualified       Disabled &       Working       Individuals

 

RC = Refuse Cash

 

SS = Eligible  for       AF/SSI /APA in       1972

 

ST = APA Eligible

NH = Nursing           Home

SL = SLMB

 

 

 

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