SPECIAL LOW
INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARY PROGRAM (SLMB or “Slimby”)
This program will pay the Medicare Part B premium ($96.40
or $110.50 per month in 2010) for people whose incomes are slightly more than the QMB
criteria. The 2010 SLMB eligibility
guidelines are: $1,238 monthly income or less and $8,100 in assets for an
individual, and $1,659 income or less and $12,900 in assets for a couple. As with the QMB Program, an individual or
couple may hold certain assets (house, car, burial fund, etc.) which may be
exempt from consideration. Applications
are made for SLMB Program through the local Departments of Social Services.