New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 245 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - SPECIFIED LOW INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES (SLIMB) (CATEGORY 045)
Part 600 - BENEFIT DESCRIPTION
Section 8.245.600.9 - BENEFIT DESCRIPTION

Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.245.600.9
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

Most individuals 65 or older receive free medicare part A. Those who do not receive free part A can voluntarily enroll for hospital insurance coverage and pay the monthly premium. Medicaid does not pay the medicare part A monthly premium for this category of recipients. Voluntary enrollees for premium/conditional medicare part A must enroll for supplementary medical insurance, medicare part B, and pay that premium also. After an application for SLIMB benefits is approved, medicaid begins to pay the medicare part B premium. Applicants/recipients eligible for medicaid coverage under another medicaid category may also be eligible for SLIMB. SLIMB eligibility allows the state to receive federal matching funding for the purchase of medicare part B. Since payment of the medicare part B premium is the only benefit, no medicaid card is issued and there is no interaction with the medicaid claims processing contractor.

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