Medicare Savings Programs and Medicare Buy-In
Please review the COVID-19 Response Worker Guide for exceptions to the information below during the current health emergency.
- Medicare Savings Programs and Buy-In Overview
- Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) Application
- Application Process Overview
- Date of Request
- Application Requirements
- When to Use an Application
- Who Must Sign the Application
- Authorized Representatives
- Offices Where Clients Apply
- Application Processing Time Frames
- Application Withdrawal
- Interviews
- Verification
- Notices
- Case Documentation
- MSP Eligibility Determination Groups
- Overview
- Household Group
- Filing Group
- Financial Group
- Need Group
- Benefit Group
- MSP Nonfinancial Requirements
- Residency
- Social Security Number
- Assignment of TPR and Pursuing Assets
- Age Requirements
- Assumed Eligibility
- Specific Requirements
- Retroactive Medical
- Citizen/Noncitizen Status
- MSP Financial Requirements
- Overview of Assets
- Income Limits
- Income Deductions
- Resource Limits
- Prospective Eligibility and Budgeting
- Use of Rounding When Calculating Countable Income
- MSP Issuing Benefits and Changes
- Processing Changes
- Issuing Benefits
- Effective Dates
- Redetermination
- Worker Guides
- Forming MSP Eligibility Groups; Examples
- MSP and Buy-In Related Program Coding
- Eligibility Requirements Table
- Medicare Part A Buy-In
- Medicare Part B Buy-in
- How Buy-In Works - Legacy Systems
- How Buy-In Works - ONE System
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