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PROGRAM NAME
MONTHLY INCOME
ELIGIBILITY
GUIDELINES
ANNUAL ASSET
ELIGIBILITY
GUIDELINES
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AND NOTES
Medical Assistance
(Medicaid)
Covers physicians, hospital and prescription drug services. Requires
documentation of disability. Individuals can “spend down” to this
level to be eligible. Call Howard County Department of Social
Services at 410-872-8700.
Individual
Up to $350
$2,500
Couple
Up to $392
$3,000
Expanded Medical
Assistance (for
individuals without
Medicare)
For more information, contact Door to Healthcare at 855-288-3667
or visit
www.doortohealthcare.org.
Individual
$1,366
Couple
$1,832
Medicare
Savings Programs
QUALIFIED MEDICARE
BENEFICIARY
PROGRAM (QMB)
Pays Medicare Part A and B premiums, co-payments and
deductibles. For information or to apply, call Howard County Office
on Aging and Independence at 410-313-7392 or Howard County
Dept. of Social Services at 410-872-8700.
Individual
$1,010 or less
$8,780
Couple
$1,355 or less
$13,930
SPECIFIED LOW-
INCOME MEDICARE
BENEFICIARY
PROGRAM (SLMB)
Similar to QMB but pays only the Medicare Part B monthly
premium. For information or to apply, call Howard County Office
on Aging and Independence at 410-313-7392 or Howard County
Dept. of Social Services at 410-872-8700.
Individual
$1,357
$8,870
Couple
$1,823
$13,930
Senior Assisted
Living Group Home
Program Subsidy
Provides financial assistance for a limited number of eligible
Assisted Living Group Home residents age 62 or older. For
information or to apply, call Howard County Office on Aging and
Independence at 410-313-6542.
Individual
$2,841 or less
$11,000
Couple
$3,715 or less
$14,000
BENEFITS
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