1. Mr. Xi will soon turn age 65 and has come to you for advice as to what services are provided under
Original Medicare. What should you tell Mr. Xi that best describes the health coverage provided to
Medicare beneficiaries?
a.Beneficiaries under Original Medicare have no cost-sharing for most preventive services
which
include immunizations such as annual flu hots.
a. Medicare Part A generally covers medically necessary physician and other health care professional
services.
b. Benefits covered by Medicare Parts A and B include routine dental care, hearing aids, and routine eye
care.
c. Medicare Part B generally provides prescription drug coverage.
2. 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?
a. Medicare covers all screening tests that have been approved by the FDA on a frequency determined
by the treating physician.
b. Medicare covers treatments for existing disease, injury, and malformed limbs or body parts. As
such, it does not cover any screening tests and these must be paid for by the beneficiary out-of-
pocket.
c. Medicare covers some screening tests that must be performed within the first year after
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Source: Module 1, Slide - Medicare Part B Benefits - Preventive Services and
Screenings
3. Mr. Schmidt would like to plan for retirement and has asked you what is covered under Original
Fee- for- Service (FFS) Medicare? What could you tell him?
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Source: Module 1, Slide - Overview of Medicare Benefits and Coverage - Parts A, B,
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4. 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?
a. Juan is likely to be ineligible for Medicare since he was born outside the United States
and has only contributed to the Medicare system for 20 years.
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Original Medicare. What should you tell Mr. Xi that best describes the health coverage provided to
Medicare beneficiaries?
a.Beneficiaries under Original Medicare have no cost-sharing for most preventive services
which
include immunizations such as annual flu hots.
a. Medicare Part A generally covers medically necessary physician and other health care professional
services.
b. Benefits covered by Medicare Parts A and B include routine dental care, hearing aids, and routine eye
care.
c. Medicare Part B generally provides prescription drug coverage.
2. 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?
a. Medicare covers all screening tests that have been approved by the FDA on a frequency determined
by the treating physician.
b. Medicare covers treatments for existing disease, injury, and malformed limbs or body parts. As
such, it does not cover any screening tests and these must be paid for by the beneficiary out-of-
pocket.
c. Medicare covers some screening tests that must be performed within the first year after
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, enrollment. Beyond that point expenses for screening tests are the responsibility of the
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Source: Module 1, Slide - Medicare Part B Benefits - Preventive Services and
Screenings
3. Mr. Schmidt would like to plan for retirement and has asked you what is covered under Original
Fee- for- Service (FFS) Medicare? What could you tell him?
a. Part C, whichalways covers dentaland visionservices, iscoveredunderOriginal Medicare.
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Source: Module 1, Slide - Overview of Medicare Benefits and Coverage - Parts A, B,
C, and Slide - Overview of Different Ways to Get Medicare
4. 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?
a. Juan is likely to be ineligible for Medicare since he was born outside the United States
and has only contributed to the Medicare system for 20 years.
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