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250 original, exam-style Medicare certification practice questions. Correct choices are marked with a large green check in an empty box.
This study bundle does not reproduce confidential/live AHIP examination questions.
Official Medicare & You 2026 cover — Medicare.gov
Official Welcome to Medicare material — Medicare.gov/CMS
Module 1 — Medicare Basics
1. Which part of Medicare is Hospital Insurance?
• Part C
Part A
• Part B
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, • Part D
2. Which part of Medicare is Medical Insurance?
• Part D
• Part A
• Part C
Part B
3. Which Medicare part provides prescription drug coverage?
• Part A
Part D
• Part B
• Medigap
4. Medicare Advantage is also known as which Medicare part?
• Part A
• Part D
Part C
• Part B
5. Original Medicare consists of which two parts?
Parts A and B
• Parts B and D
• Parts C and D
• Parts A and C
6. What does Part A generally help cover?
• Most outpatient prescription drugs only
• Medigap premiums
• Routine dental care only
Inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility, hospice, and certain home health care
7. What does Part B generally help cover?
Doctors' services, outpatient care, durable medical equipment, and many preventive services
• Long-term custodial nursing home care
• Most Medigap benefits
• Inpatient hospital room and board only
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, 8. Who administers Medicare at the federal level?
• State insurance departments only
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Department of Labor only
• Private hospitals
9. What is the primary purpose of a Medicare Number?
To identify the beneficiary for Medicare services and protect identity by not using the Social Security number
• To replace a plan's member ID in every situation
• To serve as a bank account number
• To identify a spouse's employer
10. A beneficiary with Original Medicare generally may see which provider?
• Only providers selected by a Medigap insurer
• Only providers in one HMO network
Any doctor or hospital that takes Medicare
• Only providers within one county
11. What is Medigap designed to help pay?
• Long-term custodial care
Some out-of-pocket costs left by Original Medicare
• All prescription drug costs
• Medicare Advantage premiums only
12. When does the Medigap Open Enrollment Period generally begin?
• Every January 1
• When a person turns 50 regardless of Medicare enrollment
• Only after joining Part D
When a person is 65 or older and enrolled in Part B
13. How long is the one-time Medigap Open Enrollment Period?
• 30 days
• 12 months
• 24 months
6 months
14. Can Medigap be used with a Medicare Advantage plan?
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, No; Medigap only works with Original Medicare
• Yes, for Part D costs only
• Yes, if the plan is an HMO
• Yes, automatically
15. What is the main difference between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage?
• They are identical programs
• Original Medicare is private and Medicare Advantage is federal
Original Medicare is administered by the federal program; Medicare Advantage is offered by Medicare-approved
private plans
• Medicare Advantage is only prescription coverage
16. Which coverage is generally optional and requires a monthly premium?
• Medicare Number
• Part A for everyone
• Medigap Open Enrollment
Part B
17. What is a Medicare Summary Notice (MSN)?
A statement showing services or supplies billed to Original Medicare and what Medicare paid
• A Part D formulary
• A Medigap application
• A Medicare Advantage membership card
18. What is a deductible?
• A guaranteed premium refund
• A provider's license fee
An amount a beneficiary generally pays before Medicare or a plan begins paying for covered services under the
applicable rules
• A monthly enrollment form
19. What is coinsurance?
• A fixed monthly premium only
• A provider credential
• A plan's service area
A percentage of the cost of a covered service that the beneficiary pays after applicable rules are met
20. What is a copayment?
• A prescription formulary
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