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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? - correct answer. Beneficiaries
under Original Medicare have no cost-sharing for most preventive services
Mrs. Quinn recently turned 66 and decided after many years of work to begin receiving
Social Security benefits. Shortly thereafter Mrs. Quinn received a letter informing her
that she has been automatically enrolled in Medicare Part B. She wants to understand
what this means. What should you tell Mrs. Quinn? - correct answer. Part B
primarily covers physician services. She will be paying a monthly premium and, except
for many preventive screening and tests, generally will have 20 percent co-payments for
these services in addition to an annual deductible
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? - correct answer. He may sign up for Medicare
at any time however coverage usually begins on the fourth month after dialysis
treatment
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? -
correct answer. He generally would pay a monthly premium, annual deductible, and
per-prescription cost sharing.
Ms. Brooks has an aggressive cancer and would like to know if Medicare will cover
hospice services in case she needs them. What should you tell her? - correct answer.
Medicare covers hospice services and they will be available to her.