HICAP Chapter Seven

QMB/SLMB/QI/QDWI

Index – Question Format

• What are the benefits of these programs?  Paras. 7 -- 10.
• Who administers these programs?  Para. 23.
• What is the relationship between these programs and Medigap policies?  Paras. 25 – 30. 
• What is the relationship between these programs and the Medicare prescription drug discount cards?  Para. 31.
• What is the relationship between these programs and the Medicare prescription drug benefit under Medicare Part D?  Para.  32. 
• What rules are used to determine what counts as income and what counts as resources?  Para. 11.
• What are the income limits for these programs?  Para. 13. 
• What are the resource limits for these programs?  Para. 16. 
• What are the specific benefits of QMB?  Para. 18.
• What is the benefit of SLMB?  Para. 19.
• What is the benefit of QI?  Para. 19.
• What is the benefit of QDWI?  Para. 20. 
• What application form is used for these programs?  Para. 23. 
• What are procedures for appeal of eligibility determinations under these programs?  Para. 24.
• What assistance can the Legal Hotline for Texans provide to Benefits Counselors helping Medicare enrollees in regard to these programs? Para. 33.