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| Maximum monthly income level to qualify as of 3/1/08* | Benefit | Program name | |
| Individual | Couple | ||
| $867* | $1,167* | Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance | Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program (QMB) |
| $1,040* | $1,400* | Medicare Part B premium | Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Program (SLMB-I) |
| $1,170* | $1,575* | Medicare Part B premium** | SLMB-II |
| $637* | 956* | Extra income to supplement Social Security benefit | Supplemental Security Income (SSI) |
| $350 | $392 | Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance | Medical Assistance (Medicaid) |
| $1,276 | $1,711 | Extra help paying for your drug plans monthly premium, deductible, and for some of the cost of the prescriptions | Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug) Low Income Subsidy |
| $2,552.50 | $3,422.50 | SPDAP pays up to $25 per month toward the cost of the premium for a Part D Prescription Drug Plan | State of Maryland Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program (SPDAP) |
*$20 may be subtracted from the individual's or couple's gross income for some programs. If the $20 subtraction reduces the income to the number listed on the chart, then the individual or couple probably qualifies for the benefit.
**Available on a first come/first serve basis.