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Medicare Savings Programs in Utah

Utah calls its Medicare Savings Programs the Medicare Cost-Sharing Programs. They pay your Medicare Part B premium, and with QMB also your Part A premium, deductibles and co-payments.

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From the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Medicaid
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Utah uses the federal income and savings limits, and the Department of Workforce Services takes applications online, by mail or fax, and in its offices.

How to apply in Utah

In person
At any Department of Workforce Services (DWS) office. DWS has an office finder by zip code.
By mail
Mail the medical application to Department of Workforce Services, PO Box 143245, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3245, or fax it to 1-888-522-9505.

Applying is free. Nobody should charge you to apply.

Apply on the official site

Who may qualify in Utah

Who may qualify for Medicare Cost-Sharing Programs
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: Utah Department of Health and Human Services (source 2)

What you may get

What Medicare Cost-Sharing Programs pays
What QMB paysYour Part B premium, deductibles and Part A and Part B co-payments, and it can also pay the Part A premium
What SLMB paysYour Part B premium only
What QI paysYour Part B premium only, and only if you are not on Medicaid

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

Good to know

  • Utah's limits are 100%, 120% and 135% of the federal poverty level, checked after a $20 deduction from your income. So $1,330 for QMB lines up with the federal limit of $1,350, and the other limits line up the same way.
  • The 2026 income limits took effect March 1, 2026.

Source: Utah Department of Health and Human Services (source 4)

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Sources

  1. Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Medicare Cost-Sharing Programs (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Table VII - Income Limits for Medical; Medicare Cost-Sharing Programs (Medicaid Policy Manual) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  3. Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Table II - Aged, Blind and Disabled Income Limits and Other Important Figures (Medicaid Policy Manual) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  4. Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Medical Program Summary 2026 (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  5. Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Apply for Medicaid (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.

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