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cn Original Medicare. What should you tell Mr. Xi that best describes the health coverage provided to
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cn Medicare beneficiaries? cn
a.Beneficiaries under Original Medicare have no cost-sharing for most preventive services which
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include immunizations such as annual flu hots.
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a. Medicare Part A generally covers medically necessary physician and other health care professional
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b. Benefits covered by Medicare Parts A and B include routine dental care, hearing aids, and routine eye care.
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2. Mr. Buck has several family members who died from different cancers. He wants to knowif
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a. MedicarecoversallscreeningteststhathavebeenapprovedbytheFDAonafrequencydetermined by
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b. Medicare covers treatments for existing disease, injury, and malformed limbs or body parts. As
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cn such,it doesnotcoverany screening tests andthese mustbe paidfor bythe beneficiary out-of-
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cn enrollment. Beyond that point expensesfor screening tests are the responsibility ofthe
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Services and Screenings
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3. Mr. Schmidt would like to plan for retirement and has asked you what is covered under Original Fee-
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cn for- Service (FFS) Medicare? What could you tell him?
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a. Part C, whichalwayscovers dentalandvision services, iscoveredunderOriginal Medicare.
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which covers professional services such as those provided by a doctor are
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Source: Module 1, Slide - Overview of Medicare Benefits and Coverage -
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Parts A, B, C, and Slide - Overview of Different Ways to Get Medicare
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4. Juan Perez, who is turning age 65 next month, intends to work for several more years at
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cn Smallcap, Incorporated. Smallcap has a workforce of 15 employees and offers
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cn employer-sponsored healthcare coverage. Juan is a naturalized citizen and has cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
cn contributed to the Medicare system for over 20 years. Juan asks you if he will be entitled
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cn to Medicare and if he enrolls how that will impact his employer- sponsored healthcare
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cn coverage. How would you respond? cn cn cn cn
a. Juan is likely to be ineligible for Medicare since he was born outside the United States and
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cn sponsored coverage would continue to be the primary payor while Medicare would be cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn
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enrolls Medicare would become the primary payor of his healthcare claims and Smallcap
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does not have to continue to offer him coverage comparable to those under age 65 under
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its employer-sponsored group health plan.
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Source:Module 1,Slide - Eligibility forPartA andPartBBenefitsandSlide -Medicare for
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Individuals Who Are Still Working - Small GHPs and Slide - Medicare
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Coordination with Employer Group Health
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5. Mr. Bauer is 49 years old, but eighteen months ago he was declared disabled by the
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a. After receiving such disability payments for 24 months, he will q
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d. He becameeligible forMedicarewhenhisdisabilityeligibilitydeterminationwas
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