Q-3000, Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries

Revision 24-3; Effective Sept. 1, 2024

The Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) program pays only the Medicare premiums for people who meet all eligibility requirements.

SLMB has the same eligibility criteria as QMB except the person’s countable income must be more than 100% but less than 120% of the federal poverty level (FPL).

A person can be dually eligible for both SLMB and any full Medicaid program other than Pickle and Disabled Adult Child (DAC).

Note: ME-Pickle and ME-Disabled Adult Child recipients cannot be dually eligible for SLMB because payment of the Medicare Part B premium is already included in the Medicaid benefit.

The following may be certified for SLMB if all eligibility criteria are met:

Related Policy

Medicare Savings Program Information, Appendix IX
Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB), A-8200
Medicare Savings Program Overview, Q-1000
MSP Resource Limits, Q-1300
MSPs and Medicare Part B-ID, Q-1500
Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries, Q-2000
Medicare Savings Programs and Dual Eligibility, Q-4000