CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Mr.AWuAisAeligibleAforAMedicare.AHeAhasAlimitedAfinancialAresourcesAbutAfailedAtoAqualifyAforAth
eAPartADAlow-
incomeAsubsidy.AWhereAmightAheAturnAforAhelpAwithAhisAprescriptionAdrugAcosts?A-
AcorrectAanswersMr.AWuAmayAstillAqualifyAforAhelpAinApayingAPartADAcostsAthroughAhisAStateAPha
rmaceuticalAAssistanceAProgram.
Mr.ABauerAisA49AyearsAold,AbutAeighteenAmonthsAagoAheAwasAdeclaredAdisabledAbyAtheASocialAS
ecurityAAdministrationAandAhasAbeenAreceivingAdisabilityApayments.AHeAisAwonderingAwhether
AheAcanAobtainAcoverageAunderAMedicare.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAhim?A-
AcorrectAanswersAfterAreceivingAsuchAdisabilityApaymentsAforA24Amonths,AheAwillAbeAautomatic
allyAenrolledAinAMedicare,AregardlessAofAage.
MildredASavageAenrolledAinAAllcareAMedicareAAdvantageAplanAseveralAyearsAago.AMildredArece
ntlyAlearnedAthatAsheAisAsufferingAfromAinoperableAcancerAandAhasAjustAaAfewAmonthsAtoAlive.AS
heAwouldAlikeAtoAspendAtheseAfinalAmonthsAinAhospiceAcare.AMildred'sAfamilyAasksAyouAwhethe
rAhospiceAbenefitsAwillAbeApaidAforAunderAtheAAllcareAMedicareAAdvantageAplan.AWhatAshouldA
youAsay?A-
AcorrectAanswersMildredAmayAremainAenrolledAinAAllcareAandAmakeAaAhospiceAelection.AHospic
eAbenefitsAwillAbeApaidAforAbyAOriginalAMedicareAunderAPartAAAandAAllcareAwillAcontinueAtoApay
AforAanyAnon-hospiceAservices.
Mr.ASchmidtAwouldAlikeAtoAplanAforAretirementAandAhasAaskedAyouAwhatAisAcoveredAunderAOrigi
nalAFee-for-ServiceA(FFS)AMedicare.AWhatAcouldAyouAtellAhim?A-
AcorrectAanswersPartAA,AwhichAcoversAhospital,AskilledAnursingAfacility,Ahospice,AandAhomeAhea
lthAservicesAandAPartAB,AwhichAcoversAprofessionalAservicesAsuchAasAthoseAprovidedAbyAaAdocto
rAareAcoveredAunderAOriginalAMedicare.
AgentAJohnAMillerAisAmeetingAwithAJerryASmith,AaAnewAprospect.AJerryAisAcurrentlyAenrolledAinA
MedicareAPartsAAAandAB.AJerryAhasAalsoApurchasedAaAMedicareASupplementA(Medigap)AplanAw
hichAheAhasAhadAforAseveralAyears.AHowever,AtheAplanAdoesAnotAprovideAdrugAbenefits.AHowAw
ouldAyouAadviseAAgentAJohnAMillerAtoAproceed?A-
AcorrectAanswersTellAprospectAJerryASmithAthatAheAshouldAconsiderAaddingAaAstandaloneAPartA
DAprescriptionAdrugAcoverageApolicyAtoAhisApresentAcoverage.
Mr.ADavisAisA52AyearsAoldAandAhasArecentlyAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAend-
stageArenalAdiseaseA(ESRD)AandAwillAsoonAbeginAdialysis.AHeAisAwonderingAifAheAcanAobtainAcov
erageAunderAMedicare.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAhim?A-AcorrectAanswersHeAmayAsign-
upAforAMedicareAatAanyAtimeAhoweverAcoverageAusuallyAbeginsAonAtheAfourthAmonthAafterAdial
ysisAtreatmentsAstart.
,Mr.ADiazAcontinuedAworkingAwithAhisAcompanyAandAwasAinsuredAunderAhisAemployer'sAgroupAp
lanAuntilAheAreachedAageA68.AHeAhasAheardAthatAthereAisAaApremiumApenaltyAforAthoseAwhoAdid
AnotAsignAupAforAPartABAwhenAfirstAeligibleAandAwantsAtoAknowAhowAmuchAheAwillAhaveAtoApay.A
WhatAshouldAyouAtellAhim?A-
AcorrectAanswersMr.ADiazAwillAnotApayAanyApenaltyAbecauseAheAhadAcontinuousAcoverageAunde
rAhisAemployer'sAplan.
MadelineAMartinezAwasAwidowedAseveralAyearsAago.AHerAhusbandAworkedAforAmanyAyearsAan
dAcontributedAintoAtheAMedicareAsystem.AHeAalsoAleftAaAsubstantialAestateAwhichAprovidesAMa
delineAwithAanAannualAincomeAofAapproximatelyA$130,000.AMadeline,AwhoAhasAonlyAworkedAp
art-
timeAforAtheAlastAthreeAyears,AwillAsoonAturnAageA65AandAhopesAtoAenrollAinAOriginalAMedicare.A
SheAcomesAtoAyouAforAadvice.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersYouAshouldAtellAMadelineAthatAsheAwillAbeAableAtoAenrollAinAMedicareAPartAAAw
ithoutApayingAmonthlyApremiumsAdueAtoAherAhusband'sAlongAworkArecordAandAparticipationAin
AtheAMedicareAsystem.AYouAshouldAalsoAtellAMadelineAthatAsheAwillApayAPartABApremiumsAatAm
oreAthanAtheAstandardAlowestArateAbutAlessAthanAtheAhighestArateAdueAherAsubstantialAincome.
EdwardAIPAsufferedAfromAseriousAkidneyAdisease.AAsAaAresult.AEdwardAbecameAeligibleAforAMed
icareAcoverageAdueAtoAend-
stageArenalAdiseaseA(ESRD).AAAcloseArelativeAdonatedAtheirAkidneyAandAEdwardAsuccessfullyAun
derwentAtransplantAsurgeryA12AmonthsAago.AEdwardAisAnowAageA50AandAasksAyouAifAhisAMedica
reAcoverageAwillAcontinue,AwhatAshouldAyouAsay?A-
AcorrectAanswersIndividualsAeligibleAforAMedicareAbasedAonAESRDAgenerallyAloseAeligibilityA36A
monthsAafterAtheAmonthAinAwhichAtheAindividualAreceivesAaAkidneyAtransplantAunlessAtheyAareA
eligibleAforAMedicareAonAanotherAbasisAsuchAasAageAorAdisability.AEdwardAmay,Ahowever,Aremai
nAenrolledAinAPartABAbutAsolelyAforAcoverageAofAimmunosuppressiveAdrugsAifAheAhasAnoAotherAh
ealthAcareAcoverageAthatAwouldAcoverAtheAdrugs.
Mrs.APeňaAisA66AyearsAold,AhasAcoverageAunderAanAemployerAplan,AandAwillAretireAnextAyear.ASh
eAheardAsheAmustAenrollAinAPartABAatAtheAbeginningAofAtheAyearAtoAensureAnoAgapAinAcoverage.A
WhatAcanAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersSheAmayAenrollAatAanyAtimeAwhileAsheAisAcoveredAunderAherAemployerAplan,Ab
utAsheAwillAhaveAaAspecialAeight-
monthAenrollmentAperiodAafterAtheAlastAmonthAonAherAemployerAplanAthatAdiffersAfromAtheAst
andardAgeneralAenrollmentAperiod,AduringAwhichAsheAmayAenrollAinAMedicareAPartAB.
Mr.ACapadonaAwouldAlikeAtoApurchaseAaAMedicareAAdvantageA(MA)AplanAandAaAMedigapAplanAt
oApickAupAcostsAnotAcoveredAbyAthatAplan.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAhim?A-
AcorrectAanswersItAisAillegalAforAyouAtoAsellAMr.ACapadonaAaAMedigapAplanAifAheAisAenrolledAinAa
nAMAAplan,AandAbesides,AMedigapAonlyAworksAwithAOriginalAMedicare.
, Ms.AHendersonAbelievesAthatAsheAwillAqualifyAforAMedicareACoverageAwhenAsheAturnsA65,Awith
outApayingAanyApremiums,AbecauseAsheAhasAbeenAworkingAforA40AyearsAandApayingAMedicareAt
axes.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersToAobtainAPartABAcoverage,AsheAmustApayAaAstandardAmonthlyApremium,Athou
ghAitAisAhigherAforAindividualsAwithAhigherAincomes.
Mrs.AParkAisAanAelderlyAretiree.AMrs.AParkAhasAaAlowAfixedAincome.AWhatAcouldAyouAtellAMrs.APa
rkAthatAmightAbeAofAassistance?A-
AcorrectAanswersSheAshouldAcontactAherAstateAMedicaidAagencyAtoAseeAifAsheAqualifiesAforAoneA
ofAseveralAprogramsAthatAcanAhelpAwithAMedicareAcostsAforAwhichAsheAisAresponsible.
ShirlyAThomasAwasAenrolledAinAMedicaidAduringAtheAPublicAHealthAEmergencyA(PHE).AThisAcov
erageAhasArecentlyAbeenAterminatedAdueAtoAtheAendAofAtheAPHE.AWhileAShirleyAwasAenrolledAin
AMedicaid,AsheAmissedAanAopportunityAtoAenrollAinAMedicareAandAnowAwantsAPartAB.AWhichAofA
theAfollowingAstatementsAbestAdescribesAShirley'sAabilityAtoAnowAenrollAinAMedicareAPartAB?A-
AcorrectAanswersShirleyAisAeligibleAforAaASpecialAEnrollmentAPeriodA(SEP)AforAupAtoAsixAmonthsA
afterAtheAterminationAofAherAMedicaidAcoverage.AUnderAthisASEP,AShirleyAcanAchooseAretroacti
veAcoverageAbackAtoAtheAdateAofAterminationAfromAMedicaidAorAcoverageAbeginningAtheAmont
hAafterAtheAmonthAofAenrollment.
Ms.AMooreAplansAtoAretireAwhenAsheAturnsA65AinAaAfewAmonths.ASheAisAinAexcellentAhealthAandA
willAhaveAconsiderableAincomeAwhenAsheAretires.ASheAisAconcernedAthatAherAincomeAwillAmake
AitAimpossibleAforAherAtoAqualifyAforAMedicare.AWhatAcouldAyouAtellAherAtoAaddressAherAconcer
n?A-
AcorrectAanswersMedicareAisAaAprogramAforApeopleAageA65AorAolderAandAthoseAunderAageA65Aw
ithAcertainAdisabilities,Aend-
stageArenalAdisease,AandALouAGehrig'sAdiseaseAsoAsheAwillAbeAeligibleAforAMedicare.
Mrs.AGonzalezAisAenrolledAinAOriginalAMedicareAandAhasAaAMedigapApolicyAasAwell,AbutAitAprovi
desAnoAdrugAcoverage.ASheAwouldAlikeAtoAkeepAtheAcoverageAsheAhasAbutAreplaceAherAexistingA
MedigapAplanAwithAoneAthatAprovidesAdrugAcoverage.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersMrs.AGonzalezAcannotApurchaseAaAMedigapAplanAthatAcoversAdrugs,AbutAsheAc
ouldAkeepAherAMedigapApolicyAandAenrollAinAaAPartADAprescriptionAdrugAplan.
Mrs.AChenAwillAbeA65Asoon,AhasAbeenAaAcitizenAforAtwelveAyears,AhasAbeenAemployedAfullAtime,A
andApaidAtaxesAduringAthatAentireAperiod.ASheAisAconcernedAthatAsheAwillAnotAqualifyAforAcover
ageAunderApartAAAbecauseAsheAwasAnotAbornAinAtheAUnitedAStates.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAher?A-
AcorrectAanswersMostAindividualsAwhoAareAcitizensAandAageA65AorAoverAareAcoveredAunderAPar
tAAAbyAvirtueAofAhavingApaidAMedicareAtaxesAwhileAworking,AthoughAsomeAmayAbeAcoveredAasA
aAresultAofApayingAmonthlyApremiums.
Mr.AXiAwillAsoonAturnAageA65AandAhasAcomeAtoAyouAforAadviceAasAtoAwhatAservicesAareAprovided
AunderAOriginalAMedicare.AWhatAshouldAyouAtellAMr.AXiAthatAbestAdescribesAtheAhealthAcoverag
eAprovidedAtoAMedicareAbeneficiaries?A-