1. Mrs. Margolis contacts you in August because she will become eligible for
Medicare for the first time in November. She would like to meet and discuss plan
choices with you. What advice should you give her?
Answer:
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1. Mrs. Margolis contacts you in August because she will become eligible for
Medicare for the first time in November. She would like to meet and discuss plan
choices with you. What advice should you give her?
Answer: Tell her to wait untilOctober to discuss plan choices with you so that you
can share plan benefits for the current year as well as any changes for the following
year that may impact herchoice.
2. Mr. Johannsen is entitled to Medicare Part A and Part B. He gains the Part Dlowincome subsidy. How does that affect his ability to enroll or disenroll in a Part D
plan?
Answer: He qualifies for a special election period and can enroll in or disenrollfrom
a Part D plan once during that period.
3. Mary Samuels recently suffered a stroke while visiting her daughter and
grandchildren.As a result,Mary has been admitted to a rehabilitation hospitalwhere
she is expected to reside forseveral months.The rehabilitation hospitalislocated
outside the geographic area served by her current Medicare Advantage (MA) plan.
What options are available to Mary regarding her health plan coverage?
Answer: Mary may make an unlimited number of MA enrollment requests and may
disenroll from her current MA plan.
4. Mr. Garrett has just entered his MA Initial Coverage Election Period (ICEP).
What action could you help him take during this time?
Answer: He will have one opportunity to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan.
5. You have come to Mrs. Midler's home for a sales presentation. At the beginning
of the presentation, Mrs. Midler tells you that she has a copy of hermedical records
available because she thinks this will help you understand her needs. She suggests
that you will know which questions to ask her about her health status in order to
best assist her in selecting a plan. What should you do?
Answer: You can only ask Mrs.Midler questions about conditionsthat affect
eligibility, specifically, whether she has one of the conditions that would qualify her
for a special needs plan.
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