2025 AHIP Final
Exam
1. Mrs. Shields is covered by Original Medicare. She sustained a hip
fracture and is being successfully treated for that condition. However, she
and her physicians feel that after her lengthy hospital stay, she will need a
month
or two of nursing and rehabilitative care. What should you tell them about
Original Medicare's coverage of care in a skilled nursing facility?: Medicare
will cover Mrs. Shield's skilled nursing services provided during the first 20 days of
her stay, after which she would have a copay until she has been in the facility for
100 days.
2. Mrs. West wears glasses and dentures and has enjoyed considerable pain
relief from arthritis through massage therapy. She is concerned about
whether or not Medicare will cover these items and services. What should
you tell her?: Medicare does not cover massage therapy, or, in general, glasses
or dentures.
3. Mrs. Park is an elderly retiree. Mrs. Park has a low fixed income. What
could you tell Mrs. Park that might be of assistance?: She should contact her
state Medicaid agency to see if she qualifies for one of several programs that can
help with Medicare costs for which she is responsible.
4. Mr. Alonso receives some help paying for his two generic prescription
drugs from his employer's retiree coverage, but he wants to compare it to a
Part D prescription drug plan. He asks you what costs he would generally
expect to encounter when enrolling into a standard Medicare Part D
prescription drug plan. What should you tell him?: He generally would pay a
monthly premium, annual deductible, and per-prescription cost-sharing.
5. Mrs. Gonzalez is enrolled in Original Medicare and has a Medigap policy
as well, but it provides no drug coverage. She would like to keep the
coverage she has but replace her existing Medigap plan with one that
provides drug coverage. What should you tell her?: Mrs. Gonzalez cannot
purchase a Medigap plan that covers drugs, but she could keep her Medigap
policy and enroll in a Part D prescription drug plan.
6. Mr. Davis is 52 years old and has recently been diagnosed with end-stage
renal disease (ESRD) and will soon begin dialysis. He is wondering if he can
obtain coverage under Medicare. What should you tell him?: He may sign-up
for Medicare at any time however coverage usually begins on the fourth month
after dialysis treatments start.
7. Mrs. Duarte is enrolled in Original Medicare Parts A and B. She has
recently reviewed her Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) and disagrees with a
determi- nation that partially denied one of her claims for services. What
advice would you give her?: Mrs. Duarte should file an appeal of this initial
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Exam
determination within 120 days of the date she received the MSN in the mail.
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Exam
8. Mrs. Geisler's neighbor told her she should look at her Part D options
during the annual Medicare enrollment period because the features of Part D
might have changed. Mrs. Geisler can't remember what Part D is so she
called you to ask what her neighbor was talking about. What could you tell
her?: Part
D covers prescription drugs and she should look at her premiums, formulary,
and cost-sharing among other factors to see if they have changed.
9. Mr. Rainey is experiencing paranoid delusions and his physician feels
that he should be hospitalized. What should you tell Mr. Rainey (or his
representa- tive) about the length of an inpatient psychiatric hospital stay
that Medicare will cover?: Medicare will cover a total of 190 days of inpatient
psychiatric care during Mr. Rainey's entire lifetime.
10. 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?-
: Beneficiaries under Original Medicare have no cost-sharing for most
preventive services.
11. Mr. Singh would like drug coverage but does not want to be enrolled in a
Medicare Advantage plan. What should you tell him?: Mr. Singh can enroll in
a stand-alone prescription drug plan and continue to be covered for Part A and
Part B services through Original Fee-for-Service Medicare.
12. Mrs. Chen will be 65 soon, has been a citizen for twelve years, has been
employed full time, and paid taxes during that entire period. She is
concerned that she will not qualify for coverage under part A because she
was not born in the United States. What should you tell her?: Most individuals
who are citizens and age 65 or over are covered under Part A by virtue of having
paid Medicare taxes while working, though some may be covered as a result of
paying monthly premiums.
13. Mrs. Quinn recently turned 66 and decided after many years of work to
retire and begin receiving Social Security benefits. Shortly thereafter Mrs.
Quinn received a letter informing her that she had been automatically
enrolled in Medicare Part B. She wants to understand what this means. What
should you tell Mrs. Quinn?: Part B primarily covers physician services. She will
be paying a monthly premium and, except for many preventive and screening
tests, generally will have 20% co-payments for these services, in addition to an
annual deductible.
14. Mr. Patel is in good health and is preparing a budget in anticipation of
his retirement when he turns 66. He wants to understand the health care
costs he might be exposed to under Medicare if he were to require
Exam
1. Mrs. Shields is covered by Original Medicare. She sustained a hip
fracture and is being successfully treated for that condition. However, she
and her physicians feel that after her lengthy hospital stay, she will need a
month
or two of nursing and rehabilitative care. What should you tell them about
Original Medicare's coverage of care in a skilled nursing facility?: Medicare
will cover Mrs. Shield's skilled nursing services provided during the first 20 days of
her stay, after which she would have a copay until she has been in the facility for
100 days.
2. Mrs. West wears glasses and dentures and has enjoyed considerable pain
relief from arthritis through massage therapy. She is concerned about
whether or not Medicare will cover these items and services. What should
you tell her?: Medicare does not cover massage therapy, or, in general, glasses
or dentures.
3. Mrs. Park is an elderly retiree. Mrs. Park has a low fixed income. What
could you tell Mrs. Park that might be of assistance?: She should contact her
state Medicaid agency to see if she qualifies for one of several programs that can
help with Medicare costs for which she is responsible.
4. Mr. Alonso receives some help paying for his two generic prescription
drugs from his employer's retiree coverage, but he wants to compare it to a
Part D prescription drug plan. He asks you what costs he would generally
expect to encounter when enrolling into a standard Medicare Part D
prescription drug plan. What should you tell him?: He generally would pay a
monthly premium, annual deductible, and per-prescription cost-sharing.
5. Mrs. Gonzalez is enrolled in Original Medicare and has a Medigap policy
as well, but it provides no drug coverage. She would like to keep the
coverage she has but replace her existing Medigap plan with one that
provides drug coverage. What should you tell her?: Mrs. Gonzalez cannot
purchase a Medigap plan that covers drugs, but she could keep her Medigap
policy and enroll in a Part D prescription drug plan.
6. Mr. Davis is 52 years old and has recently been diagnosed with end-stage
renal disease (ESRD) and will soon begin dialysis. He is wondering if he can
obtain coverage under Medicare. What should you tell him?: He may sign-up
for Medicare at any time however coverage usually begins on the fourth month
after dialysis treatments start.
7. Mrs. Duarte is enrolled in Original Medicare Parts A and B. She has
recently reviewed her Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) and disagrees with a
determi- nation that partially denied one of her claims for services. What
advice would you give her?: Mrs. Duarte should file an appeal of this initial
, 2025 AHIP Final
Exam
determination within 120 days of the date she received the MSN in the mail.
, 2025 AHIP Final
Exam
8. Mrs. Geisler's neighbor told her she should look at her Part D options
during the annual Medicare enrollment period because the features of Part D
might have changed. Mrs. Geisler can't remember what Part D is so she
called you to ask what her neighbor was talking about. What could you tell
her?: Part
D covers prescription drugs and she should look at her premiums, formulary,
and cost-sharing among other factors to see if they have changed.
9. Mr. Rainey is experiencing paranoid delusions and his physician feels
that he should be hospitalized. What should you tell Mr. Rainey (or his
representa- tive) about the length of an inpatient psychiatric hospital stay
that Medicare will cover?: Medicare will cover a total of 190 days of inpatient
psychiatric care during Mr. Rainey's entire lifetime.
10. 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?-
: Beneficiaries under Original Medicare have no cost-sharing for most
preventive services.
11. Mr. Singh would like drug coverage but does not want to be enrolled in a
Medicare Advantage plan. What should you tell him?: Mr. Singh can enroll in
a stand-alone prescription drug plan and continue to be covered for Part A and
Part B services through Original Fee-for-Service Medicare.
12. Mrs. Chen will be 65 soon, has been a citizen for twelve years, has been
employed full time, and paid taxes during that entire period. She is
concerned that she will not qualify for coverage under part A because she
was not born in the United States. What should you tell her?: Most individuals
who are citizens and age 65 or over are covered under Part A by virtue of having
paid Medicare taxes while working, though some may be covered as a result of
paying monthly premiums.
13. Mrs. Quinn recently turned 66 and decided after many years of work to
retire and begin receiving Social Security benefits. Shortly thereafter Mrs.
Quinn received a letter informing her that she had been automatically
enrolled in Medicare Part B. She wants to understand what this means. What
should you tell Mrs. Quinn?: Part B primarily covers physician services. She will
be paying a monthly premium and, except for many preventive and screening
tests, generally will have 20% co-payments for these services, in addition to an
annual deductible.
14. Mr. Patel is in good health and is preparing a budget in anticipation of
his retirement when he turns 66. He wants to understand the health care
costs he might be exposed to under Medicare if he were to require
