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EXAMINATION TEST BANK| 3 VERSIONS WITH 50
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QUESTIONS EACH/EADY GRADED /BRAND NEW
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Ms. Gonzales decided to remain in Original Medicare (Parts A and B) and Part D during the
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Annual Enrollment Period (AEP). At the beginning of January, her neighbor told her about the
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Medicare Advantage (MA) plan he selected. He also told her there was an open enrollment period
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that she might be able to use to enroll in a MA plan. Ms. Gonzales comes to you for advice shortly
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after speaking to her neighbor. What should you tell her? - RIGHT ANS:>>>There is a MA Open
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Enrollment Period (OEP) that takes place between January 1 and March 31, but Ms. Gonzales
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cannot use it because eligibility to use the OEP is available only to MA enrollees.
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Ms. Claggett is sixty-six (66) years old. She has been covered under Original Medicare for the last
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six years due to her disability and has never been enrolled in a Medicare Advantage or a Part D plan
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before. She wants to enroll in a Part D plan. She knows that there is such a thing as the "Part D
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Initial Enrollment Period" (IEP) and has concluded that, since she has never enrolled in such a plan
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before, she should be eligible to enroll under this period. What should you tell her about how the
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Part D Initial Enrollment Period applies to her situation? - RIGHT ANS:>>>Ms. Claggett has had
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two IEPs and missed them both. The first occurred three months before and three months after the
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month when she was first entitled to Part A OR enrolled in Part B. Because she was eligible for
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Medicare before age 65, Ms. Claggett had a second IEP based on turning age 65, which has also
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expired.
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Mary Samuels recently suffered a stroke while visiting her daughter and grandchildren. As a result,
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Mary has been admitted to a rehabilitation hospital where she is expected to reside for several
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months. The rehabilitation hospital is located outside the geographic area served by her current
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Medicare Advantage (MA) plan. What options are available to Mary regarding her health plan
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coverage? - RIGHT ANS:>>>Mary may make an unlimited number of MA enrollment requests
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and may disenroll from her current MA plan.
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Mrs. Pierce would like to enroll in a Medicare Cost plan that offers Part D prescription drug
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coverage. She comes to you for advice about when she can enroll in a plan you have previously
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discussed. What should you tell her? - RIGHT ANS:>>>Enrollment in Cost plans offering
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,Part D coverage is available only during enrollment periods under the Part D program, and Cost plans
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must accept enrollments during these periods.
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Mr. Ford enrolled in an MA-only plan in mid-November during the Annual Election Period (AEP).
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On December 1, he calls you up and says that he has changed his mind and would like to enroll into a
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MA-PD plan. What enrollment rules would apply in this case? - RIGHT ANS:>>>He can make
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as many enrollment changes as he likes during the Annual Election Period and the last choice
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made prior to the end of the period will be the effective one as of January 1.
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Which of the following individuals is most likely to be eligible to enroll in a Medicare Advantage
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(MA) or Part D Plan? - RIGHT ANS:>>>Jose, a grandfather who was granted asylum and has
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worked in the United States for many years.
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Which of the following individuals are likely to qualify for a special enrollment period (SEP) for
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either a MA and/or Part D due to a change of residence?
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I. Edward (enrolled in MA and Part D) moves to a new home within the same neighborhood in his
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existing plan's service area.II. Fiona (enrolled in MA and Part D) moves cross-country to an area
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outside her existing plan's service area.III. Gilbert moves into a plan service area where there is
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now a Part D plan available to him from a service area where no Part D plan was available.IV.
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Henry makes a permanent move to a new state providing him with new MA and Part D options. -
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d RIGHT ANS:>>>II, III, and IV only
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Mr. Kelly wants to know whether he is eligible to sign up for a Private fee-for-service (PFFS)
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plan. What questions would you need to ask to determine his eligibility? - RIGHT ANS:>>>You
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would need to ask Mr. Kelly if he is entitled to Part A, enrolled in Part B, and if he lives in the PFFS
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plan's service area.
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Mrs. Schneider has Original Medicare Parts A and B and has just qualified for her state's Medicaid
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program, so the state is now paying her Part B premium and she is considered a dual eligible. Will
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gaining eligibility for this program affect her ability to enroll in a Medicare Advantage or
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Medicare Prescription Drug plan? - RIGHT ANS:>>>Yes. Qualifying for this state program
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gives Mrs. Schneider access to a Special Enrollment Period that allows her to make changes to her
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MA and/or Part D enrollment during the first 9 months of each calendar year.
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,Phiona works in the IT Department of BestCare Health Plan. Phiona is placed in charge of
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BestCare's efforts to facilitate electronic enrollment in its Medicare Advantage plans. In setting up
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the enrollment site, which of the following must Phiona consider?
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I. If a legal representative is completing an electronic enrollment request, he or she must first
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upload proof of his or her authority.
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II. All data elements required to complete an enrollment request must be captured.
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III. The mechanism must advise each individual at the beginning of the process that he or she is
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completing an actual enrollment request.
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IV. The mechanism must capture an accurate time and date stamp at the time the applicant enters the
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online site. - RIGHT ANS:>>>II and III only
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Mrs. Ridgeway enrolled in Original Medicare and Medigap coverage following her retirements
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several years ago. Four months ago, Mrs. Ridgeway dropped her Medigap policy to enroll in a
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Medicare Advantage (MA) plan for the first time. Unfortunately, Mrs. Ridgeway has found that
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many of her providers are not in the MA plan's network. She has come to you for advice? What
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should you tell her? - RIGHT ANS:>>>She qualifies for a special enrollment period (SEP) that will
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allow her to make a one-time election to return to Original Medicare and she also has a guaranteed
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eligibility period to rejoin her Medigap plan.
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Mrs. Kendrick is in good health, has worked for many years and is six months away from turning
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65. She wants to know what she will have to do to enroll in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan as soon
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as possible. What could you tell her? - RIGHT ANS:>>>She may enroll in an MA plan beginning
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three months immediately before her first entitlement to both Medicare Part A and Part B.
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Mr. Rockwell, age 67, is enrolled in Medicare Part A, but because he continues to work and is
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covered by an employer health plan, he has not enrolled in Part B or Part D. He receives a notice on
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June 1 that his employer is cutting back on prescription drug benefits and that as of July 1 his
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coverage will no longer be creditable. He has come to you for advice. What advice would you give
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Mr. Rockwell about special election periods (SEPs)? - RIGHT ANS:>>>Mr.
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Rockwell is eligible for a SEP due to his involuntary loss of creditable drug coverage; the SEP begins
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in June and ends on September 1- two months after the loss of creditable coverage.
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Mr. Chen is enrolled in his employer's group health plan and will be retiring soon. He would like to
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know his options since he has decided to drop his retiree coverage and is eligible for Medicare.
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What should you tell him? - RIGHT ANS:>>>Mr. Chen can disenroll from his
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disenrollment.
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Mrs. Kumar would like her daughter, who lives in another state, to meet with you during the Annual
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Election Period to help her complete her enrollment in a Part D plan. She asked you when she
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should have her daughter plan to visit. What could you tell her? - RIGHT ANS:>>>Her daughter
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should come in November.
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Mr. Garrett has just entered his MA Initial Coverage Election Period (ICEP). What action could you
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help him take during this time? - RIGHT ANS:>>>He will have one opportunity to enroll in a
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Medicare Advantage plan.
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Mrs. Margolis contacts you in August because she will become eligible for Medicare for the first
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time in November. She would like to meet and discuss plan choices with you. What advice should
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you give her? - RIGHT ANS:>>>Tell her to wait until October to discuss plan choices with you
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so that you can share plan benefits for the current year as well as any changes for the following year
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that may impact her choice.
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Mrs. Young is currently enrolled in Original Medicare (Parts A and B), but she has been working
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with Agent Neil Adams in the selection of a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan. It is mid- September,
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and Mrs. Young is going on vacation. Agent Adams is considering suggesting that he and Mrs.
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Young complete the application together before she leaves. He will then submit the paper
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application before the start of the annual enrollment period (AEP). What would you say If you
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were advising Agent Adams? - RIGHT ANS:>>>This is a bad idea. Agents are generally
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prohibited from soliciting or accepting an enrollment form before the start of the AEP.
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Mr. and Mrs. Nunez attended one of your sales presentations. They've asked you to come to their
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home to clear up a few questions. During the presentation, Mrs. Nunez feels tired and tells you that
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her husband can finish things up. She goes to bed. At the end of your discussion, Mr. Nunez says
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that he wants to enroll both himself and his wife. What should you do? - RIGHT ANS:>>>As
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long as she can do so, only Mrs. Nunez can sign her enrollment form. Mrs. Nunez will have to
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wake up to sign her form or do so at another time.
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Mr. Johannsen is entitled to Medicare Part A and Part B. He gains the Part D low-income subsidy.
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How does that affect his ability to enroll or disenroll in a Part D plan? - RIGHT ANS:>>>He
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qualifies for a special election period and can enroll in or disenroll from a Part D plan once during
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that period.
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