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Mrs. West wears glasses and dentures and has enjoyed co
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nsiderable pain relief from arthritis through acupuncture. Sh h h h h h h
he is concerned about whether or not Medicare will cover t
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hese items and services. What should you tell her? -
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√Answer :Medicare does not cover acupuncture, or, in gen
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eral, glasses or dentures.
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Quiz :Mr. Bickford did not quite qualify for the extra help low
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income subsidy under the Medicare Part D Prescription Dr
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ug program and he is wondering if there is any other option
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he has for obtaining help with his considerable drug costs.
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h√Answer :He could check with the manufacturers of his me
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dications to see if they offer an assistance program to help
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people with limited means obtain the medications they nee
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d. Alternatively, he could check to see whether his state ha
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s a pharmacy assistance program to help him with his expe
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nses.
Quiz :Mr. Lombardi is interested in a Medicare Advantage (
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MA) PPO plan that you represent. It is one of three plans op
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erated by the same organization in Mr. Lombardi's area. T
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he MA PPO plan does not include drug coverage, but the ot
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her two plans do. Mr. Lombardi likes the PPO plan that doe
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s not include drug coverage and intends to obtain his drug
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alone Medicare prescription drug plan. What should you te
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ll him about this situation? -
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h√Answer :He could enroll in one of the MA plans that includ
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, e prescription drug coverage or a Medigap plan and a stan
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alone prescription drug plan, but he cannot enroll in the MA
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-only PPO plan and a stand-alone prescription drug plan.
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Quiz :Mr. Torres has a small savings account. He would lik
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e to pay for his monthly Part D premiums with an automatic
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monthly withdrawal from his savings account until it is exha
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usted, and then have his premiums withheld from his Socia
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l Security check. What should you tell him? -
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h√Answer :In general, he must select a single Part D premiu
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m payment mechanism that will be used throughout the ye
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ar.
Quiz :Agent Jennings makes a presentation on Medicare a
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dvertised as an educational event. Agent Jennings distribu
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tes materials that are solely educational in nature. Howeve
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r, she gives a brief presentation that mentions plan-
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specific premiums. Is this a prohibited activity at an event t
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hat has been advertised as educational? -
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h√Answer :Yes. When an event has been advertised as "ed h h h h h h h h h
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Quiz :Mrs. Mulcahy is concerned that she may not qualify f
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or enrollment in a Medicare prescription drug plan becaus
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e, although she is entitled to Part A, she is not enrolled und
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er Medicare Part B. What should you tell her? -
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√Answer :Everyone who is entitled to Part A or enrolled un
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der Part B is eligible to enroll in a Medicare prescription dru
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g plan. As long as Mrs. Mulcahy is entitled to Part A, she do
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es not need to enroll under Part B before enrolling in a pres
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cription drug plan. h h
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Mrs. West wears glasses and dentures and has enjoyed co
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nsiderable pain relief from arthritis through acupuncture. Sh h h h h h h
he is concerned about whether or not Medicare will cover t
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hese items and services. What should you tell her? -
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√Answer :Medicare does not cover acupuncture, or, in gen
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eral, glasses or dentures.
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Quiz :Mr. Bickford did not quite qualify for the extra help low
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-
income subsidy under the Medicare Part D Prescription Dr
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ug program and he is wondering if there is any other option
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he has for obtaining help with his considerable drug costs.
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What should you tell him? - h h h h h
h√Answer :He could check with the manufacturers of his me
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dications to see if they offer an assistance program to help
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people with limited means obtain the medications they nee
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d. Alternatively, he could check to see whether his state ha
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s a pharmacy assistance program to help him with his expe
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nses.
Quiz :Mr. Lombardi is interested in a Medicare Advantage (
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MA) PPO plan that you represent. It is one of three plans op
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erated by the same organization in Mr. Lombardi's area. T
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he MA PPO plan does not include drug coverage, but the ot
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her two plans do. Mr. Lombardi likes the PPO plan that doe
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s not include drug coverage and intends to obtain his drug
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coverage through a stand- h h h
alone Medicare prescription drug plan. What should you te
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ll him about this situation? -
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h√Answer :He could enroll in one of the MA plans that includ
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, e prescription drug coverage or a Medigap plan and a stan
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d-
alone prescription drug plan, but he cannot enroll in the MA
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-only PPO plan and a stand-alone prescription drug plan.
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Quiz :Mr. Torres has a small savings account. He would lik
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e to pay for his monthly Part D premiums with an automatic
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monthly withdrawal from his savings account until it is exha
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usted, and then have his premiums withheld from his Socia
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l Security check. What should you tell him? -
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h√Answer :In general, he must select a single Part D premiu
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m payment mechanism that will be used throughout the ye
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ar.
Quiz :Agent Jennings makes a presentation on Medicare a
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dvertised as an educational event. Agent Jennings distribu
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tes materials that are solely educational in nature. Howeve
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r, she gives a brief presentation that mentions plan-
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specific premiums. Is this a prohibited activity at an event t
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hat has been advertised as educational? -
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h√Answer :Yes. When an event has been advertised as "ed h h h h h h h h h
ucational," discussing plan- h h
specific premiums is impermissible. h h h
Quiz :Mrs. Mulcahy is concerned that she may not qualify f
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or enrollment in a Medicare prescription drug plan becaus
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e, although she is entitled to Part A, she is not enrolled und
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er Medicare Part B. What should you tell her? -
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√Answer :Everyone who is entitled to Part A or enrolled un
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der Part B is eligible to enroll in a Medicare prescription dru
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g plan. As long as Mrs. Mulcahy is entitled to Part A, she do
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es not need to enroll under Part B before enrolling in a pres
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cription drug plan. h h