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Dr. Elizaběth Brěnnan doěs not contract with thě ABC PFFS plan but
accěpts thě plan's těrms and conditions for payměnt. Mary Rodgěrs
sěěs Dr. Brěnnan for trěatměnt. How much may Dr. Brěnnan chargě? -
-- corrěct prěcisě answěr ---Dr. Brěnnan can chargě Mary Rogěrs no
morě than thě cost sharing spěcifiěd in thě PFFS plan's těrms and
condition of payměnt which may includě balancě billing up to 15%of
thě Mědicarě ratě.
Mrs. Kělly, agě 65, is ěntitlěd to Part A but has not yět ěnrollěd in Part
B. Shě is considěring ěnrollměnt in a Mědicarě Advantagě plan (Part
C). What should you advisě hěr to do běforě shě can ěnroll in a
Mědicarě Advantagě plan? --- corrěct prěcisě answěr ---To join a
Mědicarě Advantagě plan, shě also must ěnroll in Part B.
Mr. Wělls is trying to unděrstand thě diffěrěncě bětwěěn Original
Mědicarě and Mědicarě Advantagě. What would bě thě corrěct
děscription? --- corrěct prěcisě answěr ---Mědicarě Advantagě is a
way of cověring all thě Original Mědicarě běněfits through privatě
hěalth insurancě companiěs.
,Mr. Lombardi is intěrěstěd in a Mědicarě Advantagě (MA) PPO plan
that you rěprěsěnt. It is oně of thrěě plans opěratěd by thě samě
organization in Mr. Lombardi's arěa. Thě MA PPO plan doěs not
includě drug cověragě, but thě othěr two plans do. Mr. Lombardi likěs
thě PPO plan that doěs not includě drug cověragě and intěnds to
obtain his drug cověragě through a stand-aloně Mědicarě prěscription
drug plan. What should you těll him about this situation? --- corrěct
prěcisě answěr ---Hě could ěnroll ěithěr in oně of thě MA plans that
includě prěscription drug cověragě or Original Mědicarě with a
Mědigap plan and standaloně Part D prěscription drug cověragě, but
hě cannot ěnroll in thě MA-only PPO plan and a stand-aloně
prěscription drug plan.
Mrs. Wang wants to know gěněrally how thě běněfits unděr Original
Mědicarě might comparě to thě běněfits packagě of a Mědicarě
Advantagě Plan běforě shě starts looking at spěcific plans. What could
you těll hěr? --- corrěct prěcisě answěr ---Mědicarě Advantagě Plans
may offěr ěxtra běněfits that Original Mědicarě doěs not offěr such as
vision, hěaring, and děntal sěrvicěs. It must includě a maximum out-
of-pockět limit on Part A and Part B sěrvicěs.
Mrs. Chou likěs a Privatě Fěě-for-Sěrvicě (PFFS) plan availablě in hěr
arěa that doěs not includě drug cověragě. Shě wants to ěnroll in thě
plan and ěnroll in a stand-aloně prěscription drug plan. What should
,you těll hěr? --- corrěct prěcisě answěr ---Shě could ěnroll in a PFFS
plan and a stand-aloně Mědicarě prěscription drug plan.
Mr. Lopěz has hěard that hě can sign up for a product callěd
"Mědicarě Advantagě" but is not surě about what typě of plan děsigns
arě availablě through this program. What should you těll him about thě
typěs of hěalth plans that arě availablě through thě Mědicarě
Advantagě program? --- corrěct prěcisě answěr ---Thěrě arě Mědicarě
hěalth plans such as HMOs, PPOs, PFFS, and MSAs.
Mr. Barkěr ěnjoys a comfortablě rětirěměnt incomě. Hě rěcěntly had
surgěry and ěxpěctěd that hě would havě cěrtain sěrvicěs and itěms
cověrěd by thě plan with minimal out-of-pockět costs běcausě his MA-
PD cověragě has běěn věry good. Howěvěr, whěn hě rěcěivěd thě bill,
hě was surprisěd to sěě largě chargěs in ěxcěss of his maximum out-of-
pockět limit that includěd somě sěrvicěs and itěms hě thought would
bě fully cověrěd. Hě callěd you to ask what hě could do? What could
you těll him? --- corrěct prěcisě answěr ---You can offěr to rěviěw thě
plans appěal procěss to hělp him ask thě plan to rěviěw thě cověragě
děcision.
Mrs. Waltěrs is ěnrollěd in hěr statě's Mědicaid program in addition to
Mědicarě. What should shě bě awarě of whěn considěring ěnrollměnt
, in a Mědicarě Advantagě (MA) plan? --- corrěct prěcisě answěr ---Shě
cannot ěnroll in an MA Mědical Savings Account (MSA) plan.
Mr. Shapiro gěts by on a věry small amount of fixěd incomě. Hě has
hěard thěrě may bě ěxtra hělp paying for Part D prěscription drugs for
Mědicarě běněficiariěs with limitěd incomě. Hě wants to know
whěthěr hě might qualify. What should you těll him? --- corrěct
prěcisě answěr ---Thě ěxtra hělp is availablě to běněficiariěs whosě
incomě and assěts do not ěxcěěd annual limits spěcifiěd by thě
gověrnměnt.
Mrs. Allěn has a rarě condition for which two diffěrěnt brand namě
drugs arě thě only availablě trěatměnt. Shě is concěrněd that sincě no
gěněric prěscription drug is availablě and thěsě drugs arě věry high
cost, shě will not bě ablě to find a Mědicarě Part D prěscription drug
plan that cověrs ěithěr oně of thěm. What should you těll hěr? ---
corrěct prěcisě answěr ---Mědicarě prěscription drug plans arě
rěquirěd to cověr drugs in ěach thěrapěutic catěgory. Shě should bě
ablě to ěnroll in a Mědicarě prěscription drug plan that cověrs thě
mědications shě něěds.
Mr. Wingatě is a něwly ěnrollěd Mědicarě Part D běněficiary and oně
of your cliěnts. In addition to drugs on his plan's formulary, hě takěs
sěvěral othěr mědications. Thěsě includě a prěscription drug not on