Medicare –
ANSWER Federal health insurance program
Medicare is administered by whom? –
ANSWER CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services)
Parts A & B of Medicare are –
ANSWER federal health insuranc
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Medicare –
ANSWER Federal health insurance program
Medicare is administered by whom? –
ANSWER CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services)
Parts A & B of Medicare are –
ANSWER federal health insurance program referred to as original Medicare
Part A? –
ANSWER Hospital insurance
Part B? –
ANSWER Medical insurance
What doesn’t Medicare cover? –
ANSWER routine dental, eye care hearing exam, deductibles, coinsurance and copayments
Part C? –
ANSWER Medicare Advantage Plans
MA covers? –
ANSWER Part A &B coverage, and some part D coverage
MA plans are not? –
ANSWER Medicare supplement insurance plans
What offers lower monthly premiums MADP or supplement? –
ANSWER MADP
do MAP's have a annual maximum OOP maximum that limits the amount of money a member must spend every year for covered services? –
ANSWER YES
MA plans integrate what type of additional coverage? –
ANSWER part D prescription drug coverage
If a customer wants to keep their standalone prescription drug plan, what may the customer want to enroll in? –
ANSWER MA-only PFFS plan
What is a standalone drug plan called? –
ANSWER PDP
What is PFFS? –
ANSWER Private Fee for Service (PFFS) - Plans that allow you to go to any doctor or hospital that accepts their terms
If a customer lives in a rural area, what type of plan may they want because it gives them freedom to access doctors that may not be in their network? –
ANSWER PFFS plan
Do HMO's require referrals? –
ANSWER Yes
Do PPO's require a referral? –
ANSWER No
When a member enrolls in a MA plan, they receive their coverage from Medicare or the MA plan? –
ANSWER MA plan
When a customer is enrolled in a MA plan, they must continue paying their premiums for what another plan? –
ANSWER Part B
MA plans have a maximum annual limit on OOP costs called a? –
ANSWER MOOP amount (Maximum out of pocket)
When a member is enrolled in a MA plan, they are automatically disenrolled from any other MA plan or PDP (prescription drug plan) in which they are enrolled as of the new plans_____? –
ANSWER effective date
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