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Medicare Savings Programs in New Hampshire

New Hampshire's Department of Health and Human Services calls its Medicare Savings Programs the Medicare Beneficiaries Savings Program, also known as the Buy-In program.

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From the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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It may pay your Medicare Part B premium, and with QMB also your Part A premium, deductibles and coinsurance. New Hampshire uses the federal income and savings limits, and you can apply online through NH EASY, by phone, or at a district office.

How to apply in New Hampshire

In person
At your local DHHS District Office.

Applying is free. Nobody should charge you to apply.

Apply on the official site

Who may qualify in New Hampshire

Who may qualify for Medicare Beneficiaries Savings Program
2026 figuresOne personMarried couple
QMB income limit$1,330 a month (after the first $20 of income and other allowed deductions are set aside)$1,804 a month (after the first $20 of income and other allowed deductions are set aside)
SLMB (SLMB120) income limit$1,596 a month (after the first $20 of income and other allowed deductions are set aside)$2,164 a month (after the first $20 of income and other allowed deductions are set aside)
QI (SLMB135) income limit$1,796 a month (after the first $20 of income and other allowed deductions are set aside)$2,435 a month (after the first $20 of income and other allowed deductions are set aside)
Savings limit$9,950$14,910

Source: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Family Assistance (source 2)

What you may get

What Medicare Beneficiaries Savings Program pays
What QMB paysYour Part A and Part B premiums, late-enrollment premium penalties, Medicare deductibles and coinsurance
What SLMB (SLMB120) paysYour Part B premium and any late-enrollment penalty
What QI (SLMB135) paysYour Part B premium and any late-enrollment penalty. You can't get other Medicaid at the same time.

Source: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (source 1)

Good to know

  • New Hampshire compares your net income to these limits, after deductions such as a $20 standard deduction and part of any earnings. So $1,330 for QMB lines up with the federal $1,350.
  • New Hampshire calls SLMB "SLMB120" and QI "SLMB135".

Source: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Family Assistance (source 3)

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Sources

  1. New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Medicare Beneficiaries Savings Program (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Family Assistance, BFA Program Net Monthly Income Limits (10/2026) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  3. New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Family Assistance, Bureau of Family Assistance Program Fact Sheet (10/2026) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.

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