ANSWERS 2025/2026
Ms.AMooreAplansAtoAretireAwhenAsheAturnsA65AinAaAfewAmonths.ASheAisAinAexcellentAhealthAandA
willAhaveAconsiderableAincomeAwhenAsheAretires.ASheAisAconcernedAthatAherAincomeAwillAmake
AitAimpossibleAforAherAtoAqualifyAforAMedicare.AWhatAcouldAyouAtellAherAtoAaddressAherAconcer
n?A-
AcorrectAanswersMedicareAisAaAprogramAforApeopleAageA65AorAolderAandAthoseAunderAageA65Aw
ithAcertainAdisabilities,AendAstageArenalAdiseaseAandALouAGehrig'sAdisease,AsoAsheAwillAbeAeligibl
eAforAMedicare.
Mr.ASchmidtAwouldAlikeAtoAplanAforAretirementAandAhasAaskedAyouAwhatAisAcoveredAunderAOrigi
nalAFee-for-ServiceA(FFS)AMedicare?AWhatAcouldAyouAtellAhim?A-
AcorrectAanswersPartAA,AwhichAcoversAhospital,AskilledAnursingAfacility,AhospiceAandAhomeAheal
thAservicesAandAPartAB,AwhichAcoversAprofessionalAservicesAsuchAasAthoseAprovidedAbyAaAdocto
rAareAcoveredAunderAOriginalAMedicare.
Mr.AHernandezAisAconcernedAthatAifAheAsignsAupAforAaAMedicareAAdvantageAplan,AtheAhealthApl
anAmay,AatAsomeAtimeAinAtheAfuture,AreduceAhisAbenefitsAbelowAwhatAisAavailableAinAOriginalAM
edicare.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAhimAaboutAhisAconcern?A-
AcorrectAanswersMedicareAhealthAplansAmustAcoverAallAbenefitsAavailableAunderAMedicareAPar
tAAAandAPartAB.AManyAalsoAcoverAPartADAprescriptionAdrugs.
Mrs.ARobertsAhasAjustAreceivedAaAnewAMedicareAidentityAcardAinAtheAmail.ASheAisAconcernedAth
atAitAisAaAforgeryAsinceAitAdoesAnotAhaveAherASocialASecurityAnumberAonAit.AWhatAshouldAyouAtel
lAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersTheAcardAsheAreceivedAisAvalid,AtheAchangeAhasAbeenAmadeAtoAprotectAMedica
reAbeneficiariesAfromAidentityAtheft,AandAsheAshouldAnowAdestroyAherAoldAcard.
Mrs.AWillardAwantsAtoAknowAgenerallyAhowAtheAbenefitsAunderAOriginalAMedicareAmightAcomp
areAtoAtheAbenefitApackageAofAaAMedicareAHealthAPlanAbeforeAsheAstartsAlookingAatAspecificApla
ns.AWhatAcouldAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersMedicareAHealthAPlansAmayAofferAextraAbenefitsAthatAOriginalAMedicareAdoes
AnotAofferAsuchAasAvision,Ahearing,AandAdentalAservicesAandAmustAincludeAaAmaximumAout-of-
pocketAlimitAonAPartAAAandAPartABAservices.
Mr.AMeoni'sAwifeAhasAaAMedicareAAdvantageAplan,AbutAheAwantsAtoAunderstandAwhatAcoverag
eAMedicareASupplementalAInsuranceAprovidesAsinceAhisAhealthAcareAneedsAareAdifferentAfromA
hisAwife'sAneeds.AWhatAcouldAyouAtellAMr.Meoni?A-
AcorrectAanswersMedicareASupplementalAInsuranceAwouldAhelpAcoverAhisAPartAAAandAPartABAco
stAsharingAinAOriginalAFee-for-
ServiceA(FFS)AMedicareAasAwellAasApossiblyAsomeAservicesAthatAMedicareAdoesAnotAcover.
,Mrs.AChenAwillAbeA65Asoon,AhasAbeenAaAcitizenAforAtwelveAyears,AhasAbeenAemployedAfullAtime,A
andApaidAtaxesAduringAthatAentireAperiod.ASheAisAconcernedAthatAsheAwillAnotAqualifyAforAcover
ageAunderApartAAAbecauseAsheAwasAnotAbornAinAtheAUnitedAStates.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersMostAindividualsAwhoAareAcitizensAandAoverAageA65AareAcoveredAunderAPartAAA
byAvirtueAofAhavingApaidAMedicareAtaxesAwhileAworking,AthoughAsomeAmayAbeAcoveredAasAaAre
sultAofApayingAmonthlyApremiums.
Mr.ABauerAisA49AyearsAold,AbutAeighteenAmonthsAagoAheAwasAdeclaredAdisabledAbyAtheASocialAS
ecurityAAdministrationAandAhasAbeenAreceivingAdisabilityApayments.AHeAisAwonderingAwhether
AheAcanAobtainAcoverageAunderAMedicare.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAhim?A-
AcorrectAanswersAfterAreceivingAsuchAdisabilityApaymentsAforA24Amonths,AheAwillAbeAautomatic
allyAenrolledAinAMedicare,AregardlessAofAage.
Mr.ADentonAisA52AyearsAoldAandAhasArecentlyAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAend-
stageArenalAdiseaseA(ESRD)AandAwillAsoonAbeginAdialysis.AHeAisAwonderingAifAheAcanAobtainAcov
erageAunderAMedicare.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAhim?A-AcorrectAanswersHeAmayAsign-
upAforAMedicareAatAanyAtimeAhoweverAcoverageAusuallyAbeginsAonAtheAfourthAmonthAafterAdial
ysisAtreatmentsAstart.
Ms.AHendersonAbelievesAthatAsheAwillAqualifyAforAMedicareAcoverageAwhenAsheAturnsA65,Awith
outApayingAanyApremiums,AbecauseAsheAhasAbeenAworkingAforA40AyearsAandApayingAMedicareAt
axes.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersInAorderAtoAobtainAPartABAcoverage,AsheAmustApayAaAstandardAmonthlyApremi
um,AthoughAitAisAhigherAforAindividualsAwithAhigherAincomes.
Mr.ADiazAcontinuedAworkingAwithAhisAcompanyAandAwasAinsuredAunderAhisAemployer'sAgroupAp
lanAuntilAheAreachedAageA68.AHeAhasAheardAthatAthereAisAaApremiumApenaltyAforAthoseAwhoAdid
AnotAsignAupAforAPartABAwhenAfirstAeligibleAandAwantsAtoAknowAhowAmuchAheAwillAhaveAtoApay.A
WhatAshouldAyouAtellAhim?A-
AcorrectAanswersMr.ADiazAwillAnotApayAanyApenaltyAbecauseAheAhadAcontinuousAcoverageAunde
rAhisAemployer'sAplan.
Mrs.APeňaAisA66AyearsAold,AhasAcoverageAunderAanAemployerAplanAandAwillAretireAnextAyear.ASh
eAheardAsheAmustAenrollAinAPartABAatAtheAbeginningAofAtheAyearAtoAensureAnoAgapAinAcoverage.A
WhatAcanAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersSheAmayAenrollAatAanyAtimeAwhileAsheAisAcoveredAunderAherAemployerAplan,Ab
utAsheAwillAhaveAaAspecialAeight-
monthAenrollmentAperiodAthatAdiffersAfromAtheAstandardAgeneralAenrollmentAperiod,AduringAw
hichAsheAmayAenrollAinAMedicareAPartAB.
Mrs.AKelly,AageA65,AisAentitledAtoAPartAA,AbutAhasAnotAyetAenrolledAinAPartAB.ASheAisAconsideringA
enrollmentAinAaAMedicareAhealthAplanA(PartAC).AWhatAshouldAyouAadviseAherAtoAdoAbeforeAsheA
willAbeAableAtoAenrollAintoAaAMedicareAhealthAplan?A-
AcorrectAanswersInAorderAtoAjoinAaAMedicareAhealthAplan,AsheAalsoAmustAenrollAinAPartAB.
,Mrs.AParkAisAanAelderlyAretiree.ASheAhasAaAlow,AfixedAincome.AWhatAcouldAyouAtellAMrs.AParkAth
atAmightAbeAofAassistance?A-
AcorrectAanswersSheAshouldAcontactAherAstateAMedicaidAagencyAtoAseeAifAsheAqualifiesAforAoneA
ofAseveralAprogramsAthatAcanAhelpAwithAMedicareAcostsAforAwhichAsheAisAresponsible.
Mr.AWuAisAeligibleAforAMedicare.AHeAhasAlimitedAfinancialAresourcesAbutAfailedAtoAqualifyAforAth
eAPartADAlow-
incomeAsubsidy.AWhereAmightAheAturnAforAhelpAwithAhisAprescriptionAdrugAcosts?A-
AcorrectAanswersMr.AWuAmayAstillAqualifyAforAhelpAinApayingAPartADAcostsAthroughAhisAStateAPha
rmaceuticalAAssistanceAProgram.
Mr.APatelAisAinAgoodAhealthAandAisApreparingAaAbudgetAinAanticipationAofAhisAretirementAwhenA
heAturnsA66.AHeAwantsAtoAunderstandAtheAhealthAcareAcostsAheAmightAbeAexposedAtoAunderAM
edicareAifAheAwereAtoArequireAhospitalizationAasAaAresultAofAanAillness.AInAgeneralAterms,AwhatAc
ouldAyouAtellAhimAaboutAhisAcostsAforAinpatientAhospitalAservicesAunderAOriginalAMedicare?A-
AcorrectAanswersUnderAOriginalAMedicare,AthereAisAaAsingleAdeductibleAamountAdueAforAtheAfir
stA60AdaysAofAanyAinpatientAhospitalAstay,AafterAwhichAitAconvertsAintoAaAper-
dayAcoinsuranceAamountAthroughAdayA90.AAfterAdayA90,AheAwouldApayAaAdailyAamountAupAtoA6
0AdaysAoverAhisAlifetime,AafterAwhichAheAwouldAbeAresponsibleAforAallAcosts
Mrs.AShieldsAisAcoveredAbyAOriginalAMedicare.ASheAsustainedAaAhipAfractureAandAisAbeingAsucce
ssfullyAtreatedAforAthatAcondition.AHowever,AsheAandAherAphysiciansAfeelAthatAafterAherAlengthy
AhospitalAstayAsheAwillAneedAaAmonthAorAtwoAofAnursingAandArehabilitativeAcare.AWhatAshouldAy
ouAtellAthemAaboutAOriginalAMedicare'sAcoverageAofAcareAinAaAskilledAnursingAfacility?A-
AcorrectAanswersMedicareAwillAcoverAMrs.AShields'AskilledAnursingAservicesAprovidedAduringAth
eAfirstA20AdaysAofAherAstay,AafterAwhichAsheAwouldAhaveAaAcoinsuranceAuntilAsheAhasAbeenAinAth
eAfacilityAforA100Adays
Mr.ARaineyAisAexperiencingAparanoidAdelusionsAandAhisAphysicianAfeelsAthatAheAshouldAbeAhosp
italized.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAMr.ARaineyA(orAhisArepresentative)AaboutAtheAlengthAofAanAinpati
entApsychiatricAhospitalAstayAthatAMedicareAwillAcover?A-
AcorrectAanswersMedicareAwillAcoverAaAtotalAofA190AdaysAofAinpatientApsychiatricAcareAduringA
Mr.ARainey'sAentireAlifetime.
Mrs.AQuinnAhasArecentlyAturnedA66AandAdecidedAafterAmanyAyearsAofAworkAtoAbeginAreceivingA
SocialASecurityAbenefits.AShortlyAthereafterAMrs.AQuinnAreceivedAaAletterAinformingAherAthatAsh
eAhasAbeenAautomaticallyAenrolledAinAMedicareAPartAB.ASheAwantsAtoAunderstandAwhatAthisAm
eans.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAMrs.AQuinn?A-
AcorrectAanswersPartABAprimarilyAcoversAphysicianAservices.ASheAwillAbeApayingAaAmonthlyApre
miumAand,AwithAtheAexceptionAofAmanyApreventiveAandAscreeningAtests,AgenerallyAwillAhaveA2
0%Aco-paymentsAforAtheseAservices,AinAadditionAtoAanAannualAdeductible.
Mr.ABuckAhasAseveralAfamilyAmembersAwhoAdiedAfromAdifferentAcancers.AHeAwantsAtoAknowAifA
MedicareAcoversAcancerAscreening.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAhim?A-
, AcorrectAanswersMedicareAcoversAperiodicAperformanceAofAaArangeAofAscreeningAtestsAthatAare
AmeantAtoAprovideAearlyAdetectionAofAdisease.AMr.ABuckAwillAneedAtoAcheckAspecificAtestsAbefor
eAobtainingAthemAtoAseeAifAtheyAwillAbeAcovered
Mrs.ATurnerAisAcomparingAherAemployer'sAretireeAinsuranceAtoAOriginalAMedicareAandAwouldAli
keAtoAknowAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAservicesAOriginalAMedicareAwillAcoverAifAtheAappropriateAcri
teriaAareAmet?AWhatAcouldAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersOriginalAMedicareAcoversAambulanceAservices.
Mrs.AWolfAwearsAglassesAandAdenturesAandAhasAenjoyedAconsiderableApainAreliefAfromAarthriti
sAthroughAacupuncture.ASheAisAconcernedAaboutAwhetherAorAnotAMedicareAwillAcoverAtheseAit
emsAandAservices.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersMedicareAdoesAnotAcoverAacupuncture,Aor,AinAgeneral,AglassesAorAdentures.
Mr.ASinghAwouldAlikeAdrugAcoverage,AbutAdoesAnotAwantAtoAbeAenrolledAintoAaAhealthAplan.AWh
atAshouldAyouAtellAhim?A-AcorrectAanswersMr.ASinghAcanAenrollAinAaAstand-
aloneAprescriptionAdrugAplanAandAcontinueAtoAbeAcoveredAforAPartAAAandAPartABAservicesAthrou
ghAOriginalAFee-for-ServiceAMedicare.
Mr.AAlonsoAreceivesAsomeAhelpApayingAforAhisAtwoAgenericAprescriptionAdrugsAfromAhisAemplo
yer'sAretireeAcoverage,AbutAheAwantsAtoAcompareAitAtoAaAPartADAprescriptionAdrugAplan.AHeAask
sAyouAwhatAcostsAheAwouldAgenerallyAexpectAtoAencounterAwhenAenrollingAintoAaAstandardAMe
dicareAPartADAprescriptionAdrugAplan.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAhim?A-
AcorrectAanswersHeAgenerallyAwouldApayAaAmonthlyApremium,AannualAdeductible,AandAper-
prescriptionAcostAsharing
Mrs.AGeisler'sAneighborAtoldAherAsheAshouldAlookAatAherAPartADAoptionsAduringAtheAannualAMe
dicareAenrollmentAperiodAbecauseAfeaturesAofAPartADAmightAhaveAchanged.AMrs.AGeislerAcan'tA
rememberAwhatAPartADAisAsoAsheAcalledAyouAtoAaskAwhatAherAneighborAwasAtalkingAabout.AWha
tAcouldAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersPartADAcoversAprescriptionAdrugsAandAsheAshouldAlookAatAherApremiums,Aform
ulary,AandAcostAsharingAamongAotherAfactorsAtoAseeAifAtheyAhaveAchanged.
Mrs.APatersonAisAconcernedAaboutAtheAdeductiblesAandAco-
paymentsAassociatedAwithAOriginalAMedicare.AWhatAcanAyouAtellAherAaboutAMedigapAasAanAop
tionAtoAaddressAthisAconcern?A-
AcorrectAanswersMedigapAplansAhelpAbeneficiariesAcoverAcoinsurance,Aco-
payments,Aand/orAdeductiblesAforAmedicallyAnecessaryAservices.
Mrs.AGonzalezAisAenrolledAinAOriginalAMedicareAandAhasAaAMedigapApolicyAasAwell,AbutAitAprovi
desAnoAdrugAcoverage.ASheAwouldAlikeAtoAkeepAtheAcoverageAsheAhas,AbutAreplaceAherAexistingA
MedigapAplanAwithAoneAthatAprovidesAdrugAcoverage.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersMrs.AGonzalezAcannotApurchaseAaAMedigapAplanAthatAcoversAdrugs,AbutAsheAc
ouldAkeepAherAMedigapApolicyAandAenrollAinAaAPartADAprescriptionAdrugAplan.