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Medicare Savings Programs and Medicare Buy-In

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Please review the COVID-19 Response Worker Guide for exceptions to the information below during the current health emergency.

  1. Medicare Savings Programs and Buy-In Overview
  2. Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) Application
    1. Application Process Overview
    2. Date of Request
    3. Application Requirements
    4. When to Use an Application
    5. Who Must Sign the Application
    6. Authorized Representatives
    7. Offices Where Clients Apply
    8. Application Processing Time Frames
    9. Application Withdrawal
    10. Interviews
    11. Verification
    12. Notices
    13. Case Documentation
  3. MSP Eligibility Determination Groups
    1. Overview
    2. Household Group
    3. Filing Group
    4. Financial Group
    5. Need Group
    6. Benefit Group
  4. MSP Nonfinancial Requirements
    1. Residency
    2. Social Security Number
    3. Assignment of TPR and Pursuing Assets
    4. Age Requirements
    5. Assumed Eligibility
    6. Specific Requirements
    7. Retroactive Medical
    8. Citizen/Noncitizen Status
  5. MSP Financial Requirements
    1. Overview of Assets
    2. Income Limits
    3. Income Deductions
    4. Resource Limits
    5. Prospective Eligibility and Budgeting
    6. Use of Rounding When Calculating Countable Income
  6. MSP Issuing Benefits and Changes
    1. Processing Changes
    2. Issuing Benefits
    3. Effective Dates
    4. Redetermination
  7. Worker Guides
    1. Forming MSP Eligibility Groups; Examples
    2. MSP and Buy-In Related Program Coding
    3. Eligibility Requirements Table
    4. Medicare Part A Buy-In
    5. Medicare Part B Buy-in
    6. How Buy-In Works - Legacy Systems
    7. How Buy-In Works - ONE System

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