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Medicare Savings Programs - Dakota County Employment and Economic Assistance

1 Mendota Road West, Suite 100, West Saint Paul, MN 55118

Eligibility

- Residents of Dakota County who meet income and asset guidelines - May need to be enrolled in Part A and Part B of the Medicare program

Required documents

Application/registration form photo ID proof of address proof of household income verification of assets

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/HealthFamily/PublicAssistance/Medical/Pages/default.aspx

Interpretation services

Interpreters available; French; Hmong; Romanian; Russian; Spanish; Thai; Vietnamese

Application process

- Call for an application; mail or drop off an application to the Northern Service Center; request the Certain Populations Application form - Walk in to get an application at the Administration Center (Vital Statistics) 1590 Highway 55 Hastings, MN 55033 - Walk in to get an application at the Burnsville Workforce Center 2800 West County Road 42 Burnsville, MN 55337 - Walk in to get an application at the University of Minnesota Extension 4100 220th Street Farmington, MN 55024 - Walk in to get an application at the Western Service Center (Public Health or Social Services) 14955 Galaxie Avenue Apple Valley, MN 55124

Service area

Dakota County, MN

Other Information

Languages

Hmong
Spanish

Program Fees

No Fee

Application Process

Walk In

Description

Medicare Savings Programs have four sub-programs: ?Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWI): Helps pay for Part A premiums only. Qualifying Individual (QI): Helps pay for Part B premiums only.? Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB): Helps pay for Part A and B premiums as well as deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB): Helps pay for Part B premiums only.??Monthly income and countable resource limits apply. Countable resources include any checking or savings funds, stocks, and bonds. A home, one car, a burial plot, $1500 in burial expenses (if the amount is set aside), furniture, and other household items are not applied toward the resource limit. Participants pay for Medicare services that aren't covered, such as routine physicals and prescription drugs.? ?Generally under these programs, premiums are put back into the monthly Social Security check, increasing participants' monthly income.

Last Assured

11/11/2025

Providing organization

Dakota County Employment and Economic Assistance

Administers financial assistance programs and support services to Dakota County residents to assist them in achieving and maintaining economic self-sufficiency.