Expanded Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (E-SLMB) Program

Eligibility for Expanded Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (E-SLMB) 

You could be eligible as an Expanded Specified Low-Income Medicare beneficiary if you: 

• Have both Part A and Part B of Medicare
• Have net countable monthly income that exceeds 120% of the federal poverty level for the family size but is less than 135% of this level
• Have resources less than the program limits (see chart below)
• Member does not qualify for any other kind of Medicaid.

Income Limits & Guidelines

Covered Services

• Medicaid will pay the cost of the Medicare Part B premiums for Expanded Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (E-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 E-SLMB group as a “Medicare Savings Program".