- TO:
- ALL COUNTY OFFICES
- FROM:
- ALYSON CAMPBELL, DIRECTOR
- SUBJECT:
- INCREASE IN THE QUALIFIED MEDICARE BENEFICIARY (QMB), SPECIFIED LOW INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARY (SLMB), AND QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS (QI-1 OR SLMB2) RESOURCE LIMITS
- MANUAL REVISION #34
- 0865.010.00
- 0865.010.15
DISCUSSION:
Effective January 1, 2012, the QMB, SLMB, and SLMB2 resource limits are increasing. For a single individual the resource limit is increasing from $6,680 to $6,940. For a married couple the resource limit is increasing from $10,020 to $10,410. Resource updates have been made in FAMIS. There is no change in policy regarding how to determine available resources.
Income Maintenance Manual Sections 0865.010.00 and 0865.010.15 have been updated to include the change in resource limits. The MO HealthNet Program Description Aged, Blind, and Disabled Chart and MO HealthNet Aged, Blind, and Disabled Income Chart have been updated on the Intranet and Internet to include the change in resource limits. The QMB and SLMB Internet pages have been updated to include the change in resource limits.
NECESSARY ACTION:
- Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.
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