The Qualified Disabled Working Individual (QDWI)coverage type is designed to help pay an individual's Medicare Part A monthly premium. It is for individuals under age 65, disabled, and no longer entitled to free Medicare Hospital Insurance Part A solely because of returning to work.
To receive QDWI medical assistance the following conditions must be met:
- Individual must satisfy the Non Financial Requirements AND
- Individual is under 65 years of age AND
- Individual has lost entitlement to premium free Medicare Part A solely because his/her earnings exceeded the Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) amount AND
- Individual continues to have the same disability AND
- Individual satisfies the Resource Test AND
- Individual satisfies the Income Test