AHIP 2023 Module 1 Questions with
Correct Solutions
Mrs. Turner is comparing her employer's retiree insurance to Original Medicare and would like to know
which of the following services Original Medicare will cover if the appropriate criteria are met? What
could you tell her? - correct answers:Original Medicare covers ambulance services.
Madeline Martinez was widowed several years ago. Her husband worked for many years and contributed
into the Medicare system. He also left a substantial estate which provides Madeline with an annual
income of approximately $130,000. Madeline, who has only worked part-time for the last three years,
will soon turn age 65 and hopes to enroll in Original Medicare. She comes to you for advice. What should
you tell her? - correct answers:You should tell Madeline that she will be able to enroll in Medicare Part A
without paying monthly premiums due to her husband's long work record and participation in the
Medicare system. You should also tell Madeline that she will pay Part B premiums at more than the
standard lowest rate but less than the highest rate due her substantial income.
Mr. Rainey is experiencing paranoid delusions and his physician feels that he should be hospitalized.
What should you tell Mr. Rainey (or his representative) about the length of an inpatient psychiatric
hospital stay that Medicare will cover? - correct answers:Medicare will cover a total of 190 days of
inpatient psychiatric care during Mr. Rainey's entire lifetime.
Mrs. Shields is covered by Original Medicare. She sustained a hip fracture and is being successfully
treated for that condition. However, she and her physicians feel that after her lengthy hospital stay she
will need a month or two of nursing and rehabilitative care. What should you tell them about Original
Medicare's coverage of care in a skilled nursing facility? - correct answers:Medicare will cover Mrs.
Shield's skilled nursing services provided during the first 20 days of her stay, after which she would have
a copay until she has been in the facility for 100 days.
Mrs. West wears glasses and dentures and has enjoyed considerable pain relief from arthritis through
massage therapy. She is concerned about whether or not Medicare will cover these items and services.
What should you tell her? - correct answers:Medicare does not cover massage therapy, or, in general,
glasses or dentures.
Anita Magri will turn age 65 in August 2022. Anita intends to enroll in Original Medicare Part A and Part
B. She would also like to enroll in a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plan. Anita's older neighbor Mel has
told her about the Medigap Plan F in which he is enrolled. It not only provides foreign travel emergency
Correct Solutions
Mrs. Turner is comparing her employer's retiree insurance to Original Medicare and would like to know
which of the following services Original Medicare will cover if the appropriate criteria are met? What
could you tell her? - correct answers:Original Medicare covers ambulance services.
Madeline Martinez was widowed several years ago. Her husband worked for many years and contributed
into the Medicare system. He also left a substantial estate which provides Madeline with an annual
income of approximately $130,000. Madeline, who has only worked part-time for the last three years,
will soon turn age 65 and hopes to enroll in Original Medicare. She comes to you for advice. What should
you tell her? - correct answers:You should tell Madeline that she will be able to enroll in Medicare Part A
without paying monthly premiums due to her husband's long work record and participation in the
Medicare system. You should also tell Madeline that she will pay Part B premiums at more than the
standard lowest rate but less than the highest rate due her substantial income.
Mr. Rainey is experiencing paranoid delusions and his physician feels that he should be hospitalized.
What should you tell Mr. Rainey (or his representative) about the length of an inpatient psychiatric
hospital stay that Medicare will cover? - correct answers:Medicare will cover a total of 190 days of
inpatient psychiatric care during Mr. Rainey's entire lifetime.
Mrs. Shields is covered by Original Medicare. She sustained a hip fracture and is being successfully
treated for that condition. However, she and her physicians feel that after her lengthy hospital stay she
will need a month or two of nursing and rehabilitative care. What should you tell them about Original
Medicare's coverage of care in a skilled nursing facility? - correct answers:Medicare will cover Mrs.
Shield's skilled nursing services provided during the first 20 days of her stay, after which she would have
a copay until she has been in the facility for 100 days.
Mrs. West wears glasses and dentures and has enjoyed considerable pain relief from arthritis through
massage therapy. She is concerned about whether or not Medicare will cover these items and services.
What should you tell her? - correct answers:Medicare does not cover massage therapy, or, in general,
glasses or dentures.
Anita Magri will turn age 65 in August 2022. Anita intends to enroll in Original Medicare Part A and Part
B. She would also like to enroll in a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plan. Anita's older neighbor Mel has
told her about the Medigap Plan F in which he is enrolled. It not only provides foreign travel emergency
