Minnesota Family Investment Program - Families with children or individual children. Cash and food stamps combined.

Food Stamps - Individuals/couples/families preparing meals. Food Stamp benefits accessed at stores for food purchases.

General Assistance - Individuals/couples without children, exempt from work. Grant standard or negotiated rate and personal needs allowance for R & B facilities.

General Assistance Medical Care - Individuals/residents in IMD. Concurrent with GA for adults (under 65 years) and with MSA in IMD. Providers bill State for payment of eligible medical care. May be fee for service or HMO monthly premiums.

Medical Assistance - Minor children/children with families/aged, blind, or disabled. Providers bill State for payment of eligible medical care. May be fee for service or HMO monthly premiums. Residents of nursing homes or state hospitals receive facility expense payment.

Minnesota Supplemental Aid - Individuals/couples SSI-eligible with/without SSI/RSDI benefit. Grant standards or negotiated rate and personal need allowance for R & B facilities.

Must be enrolled in Medicare Part A and must meet QMB/SLMB asset limits. QI-1's are only eligible for full Part B premium payment and are eligible for buy-in.

Are only eligible to receive payment for the increase in Medicare Part B premiums which is due to shift of home care services from A to Part B.

Qualified Medicare Beneficiary - Individuals/couples. Pays Medicare premiums and copayments.

Qualified Working Disabled Adult - Individuals.

Pays Medicare A.

Service Limited Medicare Beneficiary - Individuals/couples. Pays Medicare B premiums only.

Diversionary Assistance

Provides families with a one time payment to meet their needs in order to prevent long term receipt of public assistance.