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Ms. Henderson believes that she will qualify for Medicare Coverage when she turns 65, without paying
any premiums, because she has been working for 40 years and paying Medicare taxes. What should you
tell her? - ✔✔To obtain Part B coverage, she must pay a standard monthly premium, though it is higher
for individuals with higher incomes.
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 as a result of an illness. In general terms, what could you tell him about his costs
for inpatient hospital services under Original Medicare? - ✔✔Under Original Medicare, there is a single
deductible amount due for the first 60 days of any inpatient hospital stay, after which it converts into a
per-day coinsurance amount through day 90. After day 90, he would pay a daily amount up to 60 days
over his lifetime, after which he would be responsible for all costs.
Juan Perez, who is turning age 65 next month, intends to work for several more years at Smallcap,
Incorporated. Smallcap has a workforce of 15 employees and offers employer-sponsored healthcare
coverage. Juan is a naturalized citizen and has contributed to the Medicare system for over 20 years. Juan
asks you if he will be entitled to Medicare and if he enrolls how that will impact his employer-sponsored
healthcare coverage. How would you respond? - ✔✔Juan is likely to be eligible for Medicare once he
turns age 65 and if he enrolls Medicare would become the primary payor of his healthcare claims and
Smallcap does not have to continue to offer him coverage comparable to those under age 65 under its
employer-sponsored group health plan.
Agent John Miller is meeting with Jerry Smith, a new prospect. Jerry is currently enrolled in Medicare
Parts A and B. Jerry has also purchased a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plan which he has had for
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,several years. However, the plan does not provide drug benefits. How would you advise Agent John
Miller to proceed? - ✔✔Tell prospect Jerry Smith that he should consider adding a standalone Part D
prescription drug coverage policy to his present coverage.
Mrs. Peňa is 66 years old, has coverage under an employer plan, and will retire next year. She heard she
must enroll in Part B at the beginning of the year to ensure no gap in coverage. What can you tell her? -
✔✔She may enroll at any time while she is covered under her employer plan, but she will have a special
eight-month enrollment period after the last month on her employer plan that differs from the standard
general enrollment period, during which she may enroll in Medicare Part B.
Mr. Capadona would like to purchase a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan and a Medigap plan to pick up
costs not covered by that plan. What should you tell him? - ✔✔It is illegal for you to sell Mr. Capadona a
Medigap plan if he is enrolled in an MA plan, and besides, Medigap only works with Original Medicare.
Ms. Moore plans to retire when she turns 65 in a few months. She is in excellent health and will have
considerable income when she retires. She is concerned that her income will make it impossible for her to
qualify for Medicare. What could you tell her to address her concern? - ✔✔Medicare is a program for
people age 65 or older and those under age 65 with certain disabilities, end-stage renal disease, and Lou
Gehrig's disease so she will be eligible for Medicare.
Mr. Buck has several family members who died from different cancers. He wants to know if Medicare
covers cancer screening. What should you tell him? - ✔✔Medicare covers the periodic performance of a
range of screening tests that are meant to provide early detection of disease. Mr. Buck will need to check
specific tests before obtaining them to see if they will be covered.
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? - ✔✔Mrs. Duarte should file an appeal of this initial
determination within 120 days of the date she received the MSN in the mail.
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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? - ✔✔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. 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? - ✔✔He generally would pay a monthly premium, annual deductible, and
per-prescription cost-sharing.
Mr. Moy's wife has a Medicare Advantage plan, but he wants to understand what coverage Medicare
Supplemental Insurance provides since his health care needs are different from his wife's needs. What
could you tell Mr. Moy? - ✔✔Medicare Supplemental Insurance would help cover his Part A and Part B
deductibles or coinsurance in Original Fee-for-Service (FFS) Medicare as well as possibly some services
that Medicare does not cover.
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? - ✔✔Medicare will cover a total of 190 days of inpatient
psychiatric care during Mr. Rainey's entire lifetime.
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? - ✔✔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.
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