Medicare Recipients - New Income Limits Can Increase Cash, Medical Benefits
"Newly-announced 1999 income eligibility levels can mean an extra $45.50 monthly in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) checks and extra medical benefits for people with AIDS who have survived the two-year wait for Medicare."People with AIDS with SSDI and other income under $947 monthly will see the $45.50 Medicare Part B premium that's being deducted restored to their checks once the Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLIMB) and Qualified Individual (I) programs begin paying it for them.
"Those with SSDI and other income under $707.00 per month will not only get the premium paid for them and have the $45.50 restored to their SSDI checks—the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) program will also pay the $768 hospital admission deductible, the $100 annual doctor bill deductible, and the 20% of doctor and outpatient bills that Medicare doesn't cover."
[From the introduction to "Program Offers Extra $45.50 in Social Security Check Plus Medical Bill Help to PWAs on Medicare," by benefits expert Thomas P. McCormack. You need to apply for these programs, they are not automatic; see the full article for other essential information. McCormack's article is being published in HIV Alive; for a copy, contact Jennifer at 202-543-6777x12 or at hccmetrodc4@mindspring.com. If you have questions after reading the article, contact Tom McCormack at 202-479-2543.]
