CORRECT SOLUTIONS
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? - ANSWER-Beneficiaries under
Original Medicare have no cost-sharing for most preventive services
Mrs. Quinn recently turned 66 and decided after many years of work to begin receiving
Social Security benefits. Shortly thereafter Mrs. Quinn received a letter informing her
that she has been automatically enrolled in Medicare Part B. She wants to understand
what this means. What should you tell Mrs. Quinn? - ANSWER-Part B primarily covers
physician services. She will be paying a monthly premium and, except for many
preventive screening and tests, generally will have 20 percent co-payments for these
services in addition to an annual deductible
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? - ANSWER-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.
Mrs. Turner is comparing her employer's retiree insurance to Original Medicare and
would like to know which of the following services Original Medicare will cover if the
appropriate criteria are met. What could you tell her? - ANSWER-Original Medicare
covers ambulance services.
Mr. Diaz continued working with his company and was insured under his employer's
group plan until he reached age 68. He has heard that there is a premium penalty for
those who did not sign up for Part B when first eligible and wants to know how much he
will have to pay. What should you tell him? - ANSWER-Mr. Diaz will not pay any penalty
because he had continuous coverage under his employer's plan.
. 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? - ANSWER-He may sign up for Medicare at any
time however coverage usually begins on the fourth month after dialysis treatment
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