Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB)

Eligibility for Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB)

You could be eligible as a Specified Low-Income Medicare beneficiary if you are:

• Have both Part A and Part B of Medicare
• Have net countable monthly income that exceeds 100% of the federal poverty level for the family size but is less than 120% of this level
• Have resources less than the program limit (see chart below)
• Member does not qualify for any other kind of Medicaid

2026 Income Limits & Guidelines

Covered Services

Medicaid will pay the cost of the Medicare Part B premiums for Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMBs). 

• Part B premiums are the only service. Medicaid offers for this group.
• Medicare copayments, deductibles, and Part A premiums are not covered.
• Medicare refers to the SLMB group as a “ Medicare Savings Program."