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AHIP FINAL EXAM 2024-2025 VERSI0N ALL
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+|| LATEST AND FULLY
COVERED UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS||
ASSURED PASS!!!
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? - ANSWER: 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? -
ANSWER: Medicare does not cover massage therapy, or, in general, glasses or
dentures.
Mrs. Park is an elderly retiree. Mrs. Park has a low fixed income. What could you
tell Mrs. Park that might be of assistance? - ANSWER: She should contact her
state Medicaid agency to see if she qualifies for one of several programs that can
help with Medicare costs for which she is responsible.
Mr. Alonso receives some help paying for his two generic prescription drugs from
his employer's retiree coverage, but he wants to compare it to a Part D prescription
drug plan. He asks you what costs he would generally expect to encounter when
enrolling into a standard Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. What should you
tell him? - ANSWER: He generally would pay a monthly premium, annual
deductible, and per-prescription cost-sharing.
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Mrs. Gonzalez is enrolled in Original Medicare and has a Medigap policy as well,
but it provides no drug coverage. She would like to keep the coverage she has but
replace her existing Medigap plan with one that provides drug coverage. What
should you tell her? - ANSWER: Mrs. Gonzalez cannot purchase a Medigap plan
that covers drugs, but she could keep her Medigap policy and enroll in a Part D
prescription drug plan.
Mr. Davis is 52 years old and has recently been diagnosed with end-stage renal
disease (ESRD) and will soon begin dialysis. He is wondering if he can obtain
coverage under Medicare. What should you tell him? - ANSWER: He may sign-up
for Medicare at any time however coverage usually begins on the fourth month
after dialysis treatments start.
Mrs. Duarte is enrolled in Original Medicare Parts A and B. She has recently
reviewed her Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) and disagrees with a
determination that partially denied one of her claims for services. What advice
would you give her? - ANSWER: Mrs. Duarte should file an appeal of this initial
determination within 120 days of the date she received the MSN in the mail.
Mrs. Geisler's neighbor told her she should look at her Part D options during the
annual Medicare enrollment period because the features of Part D might have
changed. Mrs. Geisler can't remember what Part D is so she called you to ask what
her neighbor was talking about. What could you tell her? - ANSWER: Part D
covers prescription drugs and she should look at her premiums, formulary, and
cost-sharing among other factors to see if they have changed.
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?
- ANSWER: Medicare will cover a total of 190 days of inpatient psychiatric care
during Mr. Rainey's entire lifetime.
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Mr. Xi will soon turn age 65 and has come to you for advice as to what services are
provided under Original Medicare. What should you tell Mr. Xi that best describes
the health coverage provided to Medicare beneficiaries? - ANSWER:
Beneficiaries under Original Medicare have no cost-sharing for most preventive
services.
Mr. Singh would like drug coverage but does not want to be enrolled in a Medicare
Advantage plan. What should you tell him? - ANSWER: Mr. Singh can enroll in a
stand-alone prescription drug plan and continue to be covered for Part A and Part B
services through Original Fee-for-Service Medicare.
Mrs. Chen will be 65 soon, has been a citizen for twelve years, has been employed
full time, and paid taxes during that entire period. She is concerned that she will
not qualify for coverage under part A because she was not born in the United
States. What should you tell her? - ANSWER: Most individuals who are citizens
and age 65 or over are covered under Part A by virtue of having paid Medicare
taxes while working, though some may be covered as a result of paying monthly
premiums.
Mrs. Quinn recently turned 66 and decided after many years of work to retire and
begin receiving Social Security benefits. Shortly thereafter Mrs. Quinn received a
letter informing her that she had been automatically enrolled in Medicare Part B.
She wants to understand what this means. What should you tell Mrs. Quinn? -
ANSWER: Part B primarily covers physician services. She will be paying a
monthly premium and, except for many preventive and screening tests, generally
will have 20% co-payments for these services, in addition to an annual deductible.
Mr. Patel is in good health and is preparing a budget in anticipation of his
retirement when he turns 66. He wants to understand the health care costs he might
be exposed to under Medicare if he were to require hospitalization because of an
illness. In general terms, what could you tell him about his costs for inpatient
hospital services under Original Medicare? - ANSWER: Under Original Medicare,
there is a single deductible amount due for the first 60 days of any inpatient
AHIP FINAL EXAM 2024-2025 VERSI0N ALL
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+|| LATEST AND FULLY
COVERED UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS||
ASSURED PASS!!!
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? - ANSWER: 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? -
ANSWER: Medicare does not cover massage therapy, or, in general, glasses or
dentures.
Mrs. Park is an elderly retiree. Mrs. Park has a low fixed income. What could you
tell Mrs. Park that might be of assistance? - ANSWER: She should contact her
state Medicaid agency to see if she qualifies for one of several programs that can
help with Medicare costs for which she is responsible.
Mr. Alonso receives some help paying for his two generic prescription drugs from
his employer's retiree coverage, but he wants to compare it to a Part D prescription
drug plan. He asks you what costs he would generally expect to encounter when
enrolling into a standard Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. What should you
tell him? - ANSWER: He generally would pay a monthly premium, annual
deductible, and per-prescription cost-sharing.
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Mrs. Gonzalez is enrolled in Original Medicare and has a Medigap policy as well,
but it provides no drug coverage. She would like to keep the coverage she has but
replace her existing Medigap plan with one that provides drug coverage. What
should you tell her? - ANSWER: Mrs. Gonzalez cannot purchase a Medigap plan
that covers drugs, but she could keep her Medigap policy and enroll in a Part D
prescription drug plan.
Mr. Davis is 52 years old and has recently been diagnosed with end-stage renal
disease (ESRD) and will soon begin dialysis. He is wondering if he can obtain
coverage under Medicare. What should you tell him? - ANSWER: He may sign-up
for Medicare at any time however coverage usually begins on the fourth month
after dialysis treatments start.
Mrs. Duarte is enrolled in Original Medicare Parts A and B. She has recently
reviewed her Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) and disagrees with a
determination that partially denied one of her claims for services. What advice
would you give her? - ANSWER: Mrs. Duarte should file an appeal of this initial
determination within 120 days of the date she received the MSN in the mail.
Mrs. Geisler's neighbor told her she should look at her Part D options during the
annual Medicare enrollment period because the features of Part D might have
changed. Mrs. Geisler can't remember what Part D is so she called you to ask what
her neighbor was talking about. What could you tell her? - ANSWER: Part D
covers prescription drugs and she should look at her premiums, formulary, and
cost-sharing among other factors to see if they have changed.
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?
- ANSWER: Medicare will cover a total of 190 days of inpatient psychiatric care
during Mr. Rainey's entire lifetime.
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Mr. Xi will soon turn age 65 and has come to you for advice as to what services are
provided under Original Medicare. What should you tell Mr. Xi that best describes
the health coverage provided to Medicare beneficiaries? - ANSWER:
Beneficiaries under Original Medicare have no cost-sharing for most preventive
services.
Mr. Singh would like drug coverage but does not want to be enrolled in a Medicare
Advantage plan. What should you tell him? - ANSWER: Mr. Singh can enroll in a
stand-alone prescription drug plan and continue to be covered for Part A and Part B
services through Original Fee-for-Service Medicare.
Mrs. Chen will be 65 soon, has been a citizen for twelve years, has been employed
full time, and paid taxes during that entire period. She is concerned that she will
not qualify for coverage under part A because she was not born in the United
States. What should you tell her? - ANSWER: Most individuals who are citizens
and age 65 or over are covered under Part A by virtue of having paid Medicare
taxes while working, though some may be covered as a result of paying monthly
premiums.
Mrs. Quinn recently turned 66 and decided after many years of work to retire and
begin receiving Social Security benefits. Shortly thereafter Mrs. Quinn received a
letter informing her that she had been automatically enrolled in Medicare Part B.
She wants to understand what this means. What should you tell Mrs. Quinn? -
ANSWER: Part B primarily covers physician services. She will be paying a
monthly premium and, except for many preventive and screening tests, generally
will have 20% co-payments for these services, in addition to an annual deductible.
Mr. Patel is in good health and is preparing a budget in anticipation of his
retirement when he turns 66. He wants to understand the health care costs he might
be exposed to under Medicare if he were to require hospitalization because of an
illness. In general terms, what could you tell him about his costs for inpatient
hospital services under Original Medicare? - ANSWER: Under Original Medicare,
there is a single deductible amount due for the first 60 days of any inpatient
