Medicare Savings Benefits for Qualified Beneficiaries
Arkansas Medicaid offers Medicare beneficiaries four categories of supplemental benefits: QMB, SMB, QM, and QI-2. The-chart below describes benefits and eligibility requirements. These categories do not provide fiiQ Medicaid-coverage. If you are already receiving regular Medicaid, you already receive these benefits,______________
QMB | SMB | QI-1 | '"ia-2 | |
Benefits | * Pays monthly | * Pays monthly | * Pays monthly | « Pays a portion of the |
Medicare premium(s) | Medicare part B | Medicare part B | monthly Medicare | |
Pays Medicare | premium only | premium only | part B premium only | |
deductibles | * Recipient does not | * Recipient cannot be | ($2.87 per month for | |
* Pays Medicare co- | receive a Medicaid | certified in another | 2000) | |
insurance payments | card | Medicaid category at | * Payments will be | |
* Pays co-payments for | * Recipient CAN be | the same time | issued once a year to | |
Medicare managed | certified in another | * Recipient does not | the recipient | |
care (HMO's) | Medicaid category at | receive a Medicaid | * Recipient cannot be | |
* Recipient receives QMB card | the same time. | card | certified in another Medicaid category at the same time * Recipient does not receive a Medicaid card | |
Monthly Gross | Individual $715.83 | Greater than $715.83, | At least S855.00, | At least $959.37, |
Income | but less than $855.00 | but less than $959.37 | but less than $1227.70 | |
Eligibility | Couple $957.50 | Greater than $957.50, | At least $1145.00, | At least 1285.63, |
Requirement* | but less than $1145.00 | but less than $1285.63 | but less than $1660,63 | |
Asset Eligibility | Individual $4,000 Your home and one (1) vehicle | are disregarded as an asset | ||
Requirement | Couple $6,000 We also exclude some burial funds as an asset |
Current Income Limits for 4/1/2000-3/31/2001
How do I apply?
You will not be required to visit the county office. If there are any questions about your application, a caseworker may contact you. You will be placed in the Medicare savings benefit package with the most coverage based on your eligibility. You will receive a notice in the mail within 45 days telling you if you qualify for Medicare savings benefits and when your eligibility will begin.
If you are approved for QMB, SMB, or QI-1, Medicaid will pay your monthly Medicare premium. This is called the Buy-In. The Buy-In should occur within 90 to 120 days from the time you receive your approval notice. You will receive a reimbursement check for the premiums you paid from your first month of eligibility to the time Buy-In begins. If you do not see an increase in your Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits within 120 days after your application has been approved, contact your local DHS office.
NOTE: This is not an application for full Medicaid coverage, cash assistance, or food stamps. If you want to apply for these programs, contact your county Department of Human Services.
Please detach the application and mail or return it to the DHS County Office where you reside.
County | Address | P.O. Box | Citv, State, ZiD Code | Phone Number |
Arkansas | 100 Court Square | Dewitt,AR 72042 | 870-946-4519 | |
Arkansas | 203 S. Leslie | P.O. Box 270 | Stuttgart, AR 72160 | 870-673-3597 |
Ashley | 201 W.Lincoin | P.O. Box 190 | Hamburg, AR 71646 .. | 870-853-9816 |
Barter | 204 Bucher Drive | P.O. Box 408 | Mountain Home, AR 72654 | 870-425-6011 |
Benton | 900 SE 13* Court | Bentonville, AR 72712 | 501-273-9011 | |
Boone | 2126 Capps Road. | P.O. Box 1096 | Harrison, AR 72602-9970 | 870-741-6107 |
Bradley | 902 Halligan Street | P.O. Box 509 | Warren, AR 71671 | 870-226-5878 |
Calhoun | 136 Archer | P.O.Box 1068 | Hampton, AR 71744-1068 | 870-798-4201 |
Carroll | 304 Hailey Road | P.O. Box 425 | Berryville, AR 72616 | 870-423-3351 |
Chicot | 1736 Hwy. 65 South & 82 West | P.O. Box 71 | Lake Village, AR 71653 | 870-265-3821 |
Clark | 602 S. 10* Street. | P.O. Box 968 | Arkadelphia, AR 71923 | 870-246-9886 |
Clay | 187 N. 2nd Street | P.O. Box 366 | Piggott,AR 72454 | 870-598-2282 |
Clay | 1007 Ada Street | Corning, AR 72422 | 870-857-6544 | |
Cleburne | 1521 W. Main Street | P.O. Box 1140 | Heber Springs, AR 72543. | 501-362-3298 |
Cleveland | 5th and Main Street | P.O. Box 465 | Rison,AR 71665 | 870-325-6218 |
Columbia | 601 E. University | P.O. Box 1109 | Magnolia, AR 71754 | 870-234-4190 |
Conway | #2 Bruce Street | P.O. Box 228 | MorriIton,AR72U0 | 501-354=2418 |
Craighead | 2920 McCIellan Drive | Jbnesboro, AR 72401 | 870-972-1732 | |
Crawford | 704 Cloverleaf Circle | Van Buren, AR 72956 | 501-474-7595 | |
Crittenden | 250 Shoppingway | West Memphis, AR 72301 | 870-732-5170 | |
Cross | 803 E. Hwy. 64 | P.O. Box 572 | Wynne, AR 723 96 | 870-238-8553 |
Dallas | 1202 W. 3rf Street | Fordyce, AR 71742 | 870-352-5115 | |
Desha | 200 N. First Street | P.O. Box 1009 | McGehee, AR 71654 | 870-222-4144 |
Drew | 444 Hwy. 425 N. | P.O. Box 1350 | Monticello, AR 71657 | 870-367-6835 |
Faulkner | 1000 E. Siebenmorgan Road | P.O. Box 310 | Conway, AR 72033-0310 | 501-730-9900 |
Franklin | 800 W. Commercial | Ozark, AR 72949 | 501-667-2379 | |
Fulton | 201 Byron Road | P.O. Box 650 | Salem, AR 72576 | 870-895-3309 |
Garland | 115 Market Street | Hot Springs, AR 71901 | 501-321-2583 | |
Grant | #16 Opportunity Drive | P.O. Box 158 | Sheridan, AR 72150 | 870-942-5151 ., |
Greene | 809 Goldsmith Road. | P.O. Box 839 | Paragould,AR 72451 | 870-236-8723 |
Hempstead | 116 N.Laurel | Hope, AR 71802-0723 | 870-777-8656 | |
Hot Spring | 2505 Pine Bluff Street | P.O. Box 813 | Malvern, AR 72104 | 501-332-2718 |
Howard | 534 N. Main | P.O. Box 1740 | Nashville, AR 71852 | 870-845-4334 |
Independence | 1750 Myers Street. | Batesville, AR 72501 | 870-698-1876 | |
Independence | Hwy. 25 North | P.O.Box 2517 | Batesvilie, AR 72501 | 870-793-6876 |
Izard | 620 E. Main Street | P.O. Box 65 | Melbourne, AR 72556 | 870-368-4318 |
Jackson | 3rd & Hazel Street | P.O. Box 658 | Newport, AR72U2 | 870-523-9828 |
Jefferson | 1222 W. 6th & Mulberry | P.O. Box 5670 | Pine Bluff; AR 71611 | 870-534-4200 |
Johnson | 900 S. Rogers Street | P.O. Box 1636 | Ciarksville, AR 72830 | 501-754-2355 |
Lafayette | Hwy 29 North | P.O. Box 970 | Lewisville, AR 71845 | 870-921-4283 |
Lawrence | 400 N.W. 4th Street | P.O. Box 69 | Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 | 870-886-2408 |
Lee | 772 W. Chestnut Street | P.O. Box 248 | Marianna, AR 72360 | 870-295-2597 |
Lincoln | 101 W.Wiley Street | Star City, AR 71667 | 870-628-4105- | |
Little River | 90 Waddell Street | Ashdown,AR7l822 | 870-898-5155 ' | |
Logan | #17 W. McKeen | Paris, AR 72855 | 501-963-2783 | |
Logan | 398 East 2nd Street | Booneville, AR 72927 | 501-675-3091 | |
Lonoke | 100 Park Street | P.O. Box 260 | Lonoke, AR 72086 | 501-676-3113 |
Madison | 1.013 N. College Avenue | P.O. Box 128 | Huntsville,AR 72740 | 501-738-2161 |
Marioa | 36 Main Street | P.O. Box 447 | Yellville,AR 72687 | 870-449-4058 |
Miller | 3809 Airport Plaza | Texarfcana,AR 71854 | * * 870-773-0563 | |
Mississippi | 1104 Byrum Road | Blytheville,AR72315 | 870-763-7093 | |
Mississippi | 437 S. Country Club Road | - | Osceola, AR 72370 | 870-563-5234 |
Monroe | Hwy. 302 North | P.O. Box 354 | Clrendon, AR 72029 | 870747-3329 |
Monroe | 301/2 N. New Orleans | Brinkley, AR 72021 | 870-747-3329 | |
Montgomery | 205 Hwy. 27 South | P.O. Box 445 | Mount Ida, AR 71957 | 870-867-3184 |
Nevada | 355 W. 1* Street | P.O. Box 292 | Prescott,AR 71857 | 870-887-6626 |
Newton | Co-op Building | P.O. Box 452 | Jasper, AR 72641 | 870-446-2237 |
Ouachita | 222 Van Buren Street | P.O. Box 718 | Camden, AR 71711 | 870-836-8166 |
Perry | 403 Houston Avenue | Perryville,AR 72126 | 501-889-5105 | |
Phillips | 104 D'Auna Place | P.O. Box 277 | Helena, AR 72342 | 870-338-8391 |
Pike | ' 331 £.13* Street | P.O. Box 200 | Murfreesboro, AR 71958 | 870-285-3111 |
Poinsett | 406 South Illinois | P.O. Box 526 | Harrisburg, AR 72432 | 870-578-5491 |
Polk | 606 Pine Street | Mena,AR 71953 | 501-394-3100 | |
Pope | 701 N. Denver | RussellvilIe,AR 72801 | 501-968-5596 | |
Prairie | #4 Market Street | P.O. Box 356. | DeVallsBhuXAR 72041 , | 870-998-2581 |
*Pulaski East | 1424 E. 2nd Street | P.O. Box 8083 | Little Rock, AR 72203-9512 | 501-371-1300 |
*PuIaski | 2636 W. Main | P.O. Box 626 | Jacksonville, AR 72078 | 501-371-1200 |
Jacksonville | ||||
*Pulaski North | 1900 E. Washington Avenue | P.O. Box 5791 | NLR, AR 72119-9985 | 501-682-0100 |
*Pulaski South | 1105 Martin Luther King Drive | P.O. Box 2620 | Little Rock, AR 72202 | 501-682-9200 |
*Pulaski | 6801 Baseline Road | P.O. Box 8916 | Little Rock, AR | 501-371-1100 |
Southwest | 72219-8916 | |||
Randolph | 1408 Pace Road | Pocahontas, AR 72455 | 870-892-4475 | |
Saline | 1603 Edison | Benton, AR 72015 | 501-315-1600 | |
Scott | S. Hwy., 71B | P.O. Box 840 | Waldron,AR 72958 | 501-637-4141 |
Searcy | "350 School | Marshall, AR 72650 | 870-448-3153 | |
Sebastian | 616 Garrison Avenue, Roo | m231 | Fort Smith, AR 72901 | 501-782-4555 |
Sevier | W. Collin/Raye Drive TNI | »B | DeQueen,AR 71832 | 870-642-2623 |
Sharp | Hwy. 167 N. | P.O. Box 159 | Ash Flat, AR 72513 | 870-994-7358 |
St Francis | 1200 E. Broadway | P.O. Box 899 | Forrest City, AR 72335 | 870-633-1242 |
Stone | RC. 71, Box 180 | Mountain View, AR 72560 | 870-269-4321 | |
Union | 123 W. 18* Street | El Dorado, AR 71730 | 870-862-6631 | |
Van Bar en | Rt.6, Box 260-1 | Clinton, AR 72031 | 501-745-4192 | |
Washington | 4044 Frontage Road | Fayetteville, AR 72703 | 501-521-1270 | |
White | 608 Rodgers Drive | Searcy, AR 72143 | 501-268-8696 | |
Woodruff | 1200 Hwy. 33 North | P.O. Box 493 | Augusta, AR 72006 | 870-347-2537 |
Yell | 818MStreet/Hwy. 10 E. | P.O. Box 277 | Danville, AR 72833 | 501-495-2723 |
*If you live in Pulaski County please check the zip code listing below to ensure mat you mail or return vour application to the appropriate Pulaski County DHS Office.
Pulaski East: Parts of 72016, 72053, Parts of 72126, 72135, 72201,72202,72203,72205,72207,72212 72223 72227
Pulaski North: 72046- England-Pulaski County, 72113, 72114, 72115,72117, 72118,72119,72142-Scott-PuIaski Countv
72190, 7223L... '*
Pulaski Jacksonville: 72023-Cabot-PuIaski County; 72076,72078,72099, 72116,72120,72124
Pulaski South: 72204, Parts of 72206
Pulaski Southwest: Parts of 72002,72065, Parts of 72103, Parts of 72206,72208,72209,72210,72211,72164,72180,72183
If you are not sure if a particular Pulaski County Office services your zip code please call one of the Pulaski County Offices.*
016.20.00 Ark. Code R. 021