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Question #1

Which government agency is directly responsible for administering the Medicare Program?

Question #2

An individual is eligible to participate in the Medicare Program regardless of his or her age if he or she has:

Question #3

Medicare Advantage plans (formerly known as Medicare + Choice) and other Medicare Health Plans include all of the following EXCEPT:

Question #4

What is the best way a person enrolled in the Original Medicare Plan can control his or her out-of-pocket costs?

Question #5

The highest amount of money a doctor can charge a person enrolled in a Medicare health plan for a Medicare-covered service is:


Question #6

Medicare Part A helps cover all of the following EXCEPT:

Question #7

The benefit period for a hospital or skilled nursing facility stay ends the day the person with Medicare:

Question #8

Medigap policies are designed to offer coverage for people who receive Medicare through:

Question #9

Medicare Part B helps cover all of the following EXCEPT:

Question #10

Which type of enrollment period allows an eligible individual to enroll in Medicare Part B without penalty after his or her group health insurance coverage ends?

Question #11

Except in special circumstances, people entitled to Medicare because they have End-Stage Renal Disease are limited to which plan?

Question #12

Which medical service does Medicare Part B help cover?

Question #13

When persons with Medicare need prescription drugs, what level of coverage does Medicare provide?

Question #14

Medicare Part B helps cover all of the following EXCEPT:

Question #15

At what age does a female person with Medicare become eligible for an annual mammogram?

C. 50
D. 65

Question #16

Medicare helps pay for which of the following services?

Question #17

Which persons with Medicare are eligible for an annual flu shot?

Question #18

At what age does a man with Medicare become eligible for a prostate cancer screening?

Question #19

All of the following are Medicare Advantage plans EXCEPT:

Question #20

All of the following organizations offer managed care plans EXCEPT:

Question #21

Managed care plans must provide persons with Medicare with all of the regular Medicare-covered services offered under Part A and Part B.

Question #22

In a Private Fee-for-Service Plan, a private company provides health care coverage to people with Medicare under a pay-per-visit arrangement.

Question #23

With a Private Fee-for-Service Plan, a person with Medicare can receive services outside the service area for emergencies or urgent care only.

Question #24

To qualify for a Medicare Savings Program, a person with Medicare must have limited resources and/or income.

Question #25

If a person with Medicare drops his or her employer or union health care coverage, he or she may not be able to get it back.

Question #26

If a person is enrolled in Medicare, he or she automatically qualifies for Medicaid.

Question #27

There is a section of Medicare’s website devoted to prescription drug assistance programs.

Question #28

Medicare Part B helps cover inpatient care in hospitals, critical access hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities.

Question #29

Persons with Medicare must satisfy an annual deductible before Medicare will start to pay its portion of Part B claims.

Question #30

Medicare helps cover hospice care in the home.

 

Last Updated 11/02/2004