Medicare Savings Program - Nicollet County Health and Human Services
2070 Howard Drive West, North Mankato, MN 56003
- Residents of Nicollet County who meet income and asset guidelines - May need to be enrolled in Part A and Part B of the Medicare program
Application/intake form picture ID proof of address State ID verification of income
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Interpreters available upon request
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Nicollet County, MN
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Program Fees
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.
02/10/2026
Nicollet County Health and Human Services
County health and human services and financial department