Qualified Individual. A Medicare Savings Program which pays for the Medicare Part B premium.
QMB
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary. A Medicare Savings Program which pays for some Medicare expenses including premiums, co-payments and deductibles.
Qualified Individual (QI)
A Medicare Savings Program which pays for the Medicare Part B premium.
Qualified Medical Support Order
Medical support orders that include specific information such as a description of the type of coverage to be provided by each plan and the period to which the order applies. Employer Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans are only required to offer special enrollment periods to people covered by a qualified medical support order.
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB)
A Medicare Savings Program which pays for some Medicare expenses including premiums, co-payments and deductibles.
Qualified Noncitizen
A person who meets certain USCIS criteria has this legal status designation. Qualified noncitizens must meet all eligibility requirements. The qualified status does not give a noncitizen automatic MHCP eligibility or ensure federal funding. The person must meet one of the following: was lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), or, was admitted to the U.S. as a refugee under section 207 of the INA, or, was granted asylum under section 208 of the INA, or, removal is being withheld under section 241(b)(3) of the INA (or deportation was withheld under section 243(h) as in effect prior to April 1, 1997), or, was paroled under section 212(d)(5) of the INA for a period of at least one year, or, was granted conditional entry pursuant to section 203(A)(7) of the INA as in effect prior to April 1, 1980, or, is a Cuban or Haitian entrant, or, is a battered noncitizen with an approved or pending petition for immigration status.
Qualified Working Disabled Adult (QWD)
A person eligible for payment of the Medicare Part A premium. The person cannot receive MA or QMB benefits.
Qualifying Work Quarter
People can earn up to four work credits each year, which is equivalent to four work quarters. Also referred to as \"work credits\" by the Social Security Administration (SSA), this is a measure of wage or self-employment earnings that SSA uses to determine Social Security benefits for people who have worked and paid Social Security taxes.
Quality Control
A performance evaluation and reporting system established by Congress to review federal assistance programs including MA.
Quality Control Reviewer
The person designated by the state or federal government to conduct the Quality Control or Quality Assurance review according to federal and state standards.
QWD
Qualified Working Disabled Adult. A person eligible for payment of the Medicare Part A premium. The person cannot receive MA or QMB benefits.