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Mrs.nPatersonnisnconcernednaboutnthendeductiblesnandnco-
paymentsnassociatednwithnOriginalnMedicare.nWhatncannyountellnhernaboutnMedigapnasnannoptionn
tonaddressnthisnconcern?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnMedigapnplansnhelpnbeneficiariesncovernOriginalnMedicarenbenefits,nbutnthe
yncoordinatenwithnOriginalnMedicarencoverage.
AnitanMagrinwillnturnnagen65ninnAugustn2023.nAnitanintendsntonenrollninnOriginalnMedicarenPartnAna
ndnPartnB.nShenwouldnalsonlikentonenrollninnanMedicarenSupplementn(Medigap)nplan.nAnita'snoldernn
eighbornMelnhasntoldnhernaboutnthenMedigapnPlannFninnwhichnhenisnenrolled.nItnnotnonlynprovidesnf
oreignntravelnemergencynbenefitsnbutnalsoncoversnhisnMedicarenPartnBndeductible.nAnitancomesnton
younfornadvice.nWhatnshouldnyountellnher?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnYounarensorryntondisappointnAnita,nbutnanMedigapnFnplannisnnonlongernavailabl
entonthosenwhonturnnagen65nafternJanuaryn1,n2020.nAnitanmightninsteadnconsidernothernMedigapnpl
ansnthatnoffernforeignntravelnbenefitsnbutndonnotncovernthenPartnBndeductible.
Whatnimpact,nifnany,nhavenrecentnregulatorynchangesnhadnonnMedigapnplans?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnb.
ThenPartnBndeductiblenisnnonlongerncoverednfornindividualsnnewlyneligiblenfornMedicarenstartingnJa
nuaryn1,n2020.
Mr.nRaineynisnexperiencingnparanoidndelusionsnandnhisnphysiciannfeelsnthatnhenshouldnbenhospitali
zed.nWhatnshouldnyountellnMr.nRaineyn(ornhisnrepresentative)naboutnthenlengthnofnanninpatientnpsy
chiatricnhospitalnstaynthatnMedicarenwillncover?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnMedicarenwillncovernantotalnofn190ndaysnofninpatientnpsychiatricncarenduringn
Mr.nRainey'snentirenlifetime.
, Mrs.nShieldsnisncoverednbynOriginalnMedicare.nShensustainednanhipnfracturenandnisnbeingnsuccessful
lyntreatednfornthatncondition.nHowever,nshenandnhernphysiciansnfeelnthatnafternhernlengthynhospital
nstay,nshenwillnneednanmonthnorntwonofnnursingnandnrehabilitativencare.nWhatnshouldnyountellnthemn
aboutnOriginalnMedicare'sncoveragenofncareninnanskillednnursingnfacility?n-nCORRECTnANSWERSn
Mrs.nWestnwearsnglassesnandndenturesnandnhasnenjoyednconsiderablenpainnreliefnfromnarthritisnthr
oughnmassagentherapy.nShenisnconcernednaboutnwhethernornnotnMedicarenwillncovernthesenitemsn
andnservices.nWhatnshouldnyountellnher?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnMedicarendoesnnotncovernmassagentherapy,nor,ninngeneral,nglassesnorndentur
es.
Ms.nGibsonnrecentlynlostnhernemployerngroupnhealthnandndrugncoveragenandnnownshenwantsntonen
rollninnanPPOnthatndoesnnotnincludendrugncoverage.nWhatnshouldnyountellnhernaboutnobtainingndrug
ncoverage?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnShencannenrollninnthenPPO,nbutnshenwillnnotnbenablentonpurchasenanstand-
alonenMedicarenPartnDnprescriptionndrugnplan.
Mrs.nRadfordnasksnwhetherntherenarenanynspecialneligibilitynrequirementsnfornMedicarenAdvantage
.nWhatnshouldnyountellnher?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnMrs.nRadfordnmustnbenentitledntonPartnAnandnenrolledninnPartnBntonenrollninnM
edicarenAdvantage.
Mr.nBarkernenjoysnancomfortablenretirementnincome.nHenrecentlynhadnsurgerynandnexpectednthatn
henwouldnhavencertainnservicesnandnitemsncoverednbynthenplannwithnminimalnout-of-
pocketncostsnbecausenhisnMA-
PDncoveragenhasnbeennveryngood.nHowever,nwhennhenreceivednthenbill,nhenwasnsurprisedntonseenla
rgenchargesninnexcessnofnhisnmaximumnout-of-
pocketnlimitnthatnincludednsomenservicesnandnitemsnhenthoughtnwouldnbenfullyncovered.nHencalledn
yountonasknwhatnhencouldndo?nWhatncouldnyountellnhim?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnYouncannofferntonreviewnthenplansnappealnprocessntonhelpnhimnasknthenplannto
nreviewnthencoveragendecision.