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Medicare expansion

There is a program for people who are on Medicare to get help paying for premiums, deductibles and co-pays. It’s called the Medicare Savings Program or MSP. If you receive Medicare and meet the eligibility guidelines, this program could save you a significant amount of money every month. The average person on the program saves over $7,000 a year!

If you, or someone you know has applied for the MSP in the past and were denied, it’s time to revisit the application because:

 -> The income guidelines have gone up. The new monthly income limits are:

• Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB): 185% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) or $2,322 (individuals)/$3,152 (couples) per month

• Qualifying Individual (QI): 250% of the FPL or $3,158 (individuals)/$4,259 (couples) per month

-> There is no longer an asset test.

Do you know someone who qualifies but is worried that the state of Maine will attempt to recover money from their estate? There is more good news! Estate recovery no longer applies to people who tap into the Medicare Savings Program!

Whether a person qualifies at the QMB or QI level, they will save money so please help us get the word out! 

Do you think you may qualify? Don’t delay - get more information today!

• Call Consumers for Affordable Health Care at 1 800-965-7476 OR

• Your local Area Agency on Aging at 1 877-353-3771

They have all the details and can assist you with the application process.

Resources for more information

• Consumer for Affordable Health Care Fact Sheet about the Medicare Savings Plan

• Consumers for Affordable Healthcare Estate Recovery Guidelines

• Printable application

• Online application (to find out if you are eligible, click the "Pre-screening Tool; to complete the application, click "Apply for benefits

  • Consumers for Affordable Health Care. Introduction to Medicare and the Medicare Savings Plan, and Guidance for completing the online application