Qualified Disabled & Working Individual (QDWI)

A Medicare Savings Program that may help certain working people with disabilities pay the Medicare Part A premium.

What QDWI can help pay

QDWI may help pay the Medicare Part A premium for certain people with disabilities who returned to work and lost premium-free Part A.

2026 federal screening limits

Medicare lists monthly income limits of $5,405 for an individual and $7,299 for a married couple, with resource limits of $4,000 and $6,000. State counting rules can differ.

CurrentData: 2026

What it may help with: Medicare Part A premium

Administered by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services / State Medicaid agency

Last source verification: August 27, 2026

Eligibility note

QDWI has disability, work-history and Medicare Part A conditions that this quick questionnaire does not fully screen.

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Independent information service. This page summarizes official information and does not guarantee eligibility or replace an agency decision.