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Medicare Savings Programs in South Carolina

South Carolina's Healthy Connections Medicaid runs three Medicare Savings Programs that pay your Medicare Part B premium, and with QMB also your other Medicare premiums, co-pays and deductibles.

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From the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (Healthy Connections Medicaid)
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South Carolina uses the federal income and savings limits, shown on its chart after a general income disregard is taken off. You can apply online, by mail or at your county's Healthy Connections eligibility office.

How to apply in South Carolina

In person
At the Healthy Connections eligibility office in your county, open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By mail
Mail the Healthy Connections application (FM 3400) to SCDHHS-Central Mail, P.O. Box 100101, Columbia, SC 29202-3101, or send it electronically to 8888201204@fax.scdhhs.gov.

Applying is free. Nobody should charge you to apply.

Apply on the official site

Who may qualify in South Carolina

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

Source: South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (source 1)

What you may get

What Medicare Savings Program pays
What QMB paysYour Medicare premiums, co-pays and deductibles
What SLMB paysYour Part B premium only
What QI paysYour Part B premium only

Source: South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (source 1)

Good to know

  • South Carolina's chart shows 100%, 120% and 135% of the federal poverty level. Its eligibility worksheet takes the general SSI income disregard (the first $20 of income) off before comparing, so $1,330 for QMB lines up with the federal limit of $1,350.
  • If you qualify for full Healthy Connections Medicaid and have Medicare Part A, South Carolina also checks you for QMB.
  • SC Thrive can help you fill out the application: 1-800-726-8774.

Source: South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (source 2)

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Sources

  1. South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Program Eligibility and Income Limits (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, ABD/QMB/SLMB Worksheet (FM 3213) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  3. South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Where to Go For Help (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.

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