MPAP

Medicare recipients of all ages
Certain income and resource (assets such as bank accounts, vehicles, or property) requirements must be met
All MPAP recipients must be Ohio residents

The three different MPAP's are QMB, SLMB, and QI-1
For all programs, income limits are based on gross monthly income (i.e., income amount before monthly Medicare premium is paid) of the Medicare recipient and spouse (if living in the home). The income of a child or children under age 18 in the home is exempt

QMB covers Medicare Part A & B premiums as well as Medicare deductibles, co-insurance, and co-payments
The income guidelines for 2023 are:

Assistance Group Size	Gross Monthly Income Standard
1	$1,133
2	$1,526
3	$1,920
4	$2,313
5	$2,706
6	$3,100
7	$3,886
8	$3,677

Assistance Group Size	Gross Monthly Income Standard
1	$1,359
2	$1,831
3	$2,303
4	$2,775
5	$3,247
6	$3,719
7	$4,191
8	$4,663

Assistance Group Size	Gross Monthly Income Standard
1	$1,529
2	$2,060
3	$2,591
4	$3,122
5	$3,653
6	$4,184
7	$4,715
8	$5,246

The resource limits for all MPAP's is the same:

A single individual cannot own more than $7,970 of countable resources
A married couple cannot own more than $11,960 of countable resources
The home an individual/couple resides in, one vehicle used for transportation, one burial plot per person, and irrevocable burial contracts are exempt resources
Examples of countable resources are: bank accounts, cash values of life insurance policies, values of annuities, values of revocable burial contracts, value of property other than the principal residence, value of vehicles other than one used for transportation

Print the ODM 7216 Application for Health Coverage & Help Paying Costs and submit to LCJFS
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