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AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!!, Exams of Nursing

A series of questions and correct answers related to Medicare and Medigap plans. The questions cover topics such as coverage, premiums, penalties, and enrollment. The answers provide clear explanations and advice for each scenario presented. intended for individuals studying for the AHIP 2021 exam or anyone interested in learning more about Medicare and Medigap plans.

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Download AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! 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? - correct answer ✅Part B primarily covers physician services. She will be paying a monthly premium and, with the exception of many preventive and screening tests, generally will have 20% coinsurance for these services, in addition to an annual deductible. 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? - correct 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? - correct answer ✅Mr. Diaz will not pay any penalty because he had continuous coverage under his employer's plan. AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! Anita Magri will turn age 65 in August 2020. Anita intends to enroll in Original Medicare Part A and Part B. She would also like to enroll in a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plan. Anita's older neighbor Mel has told her about the Medigap Part F plan in which he is enrolled. It not only provides foreign travel emergency benefits but also covers his Medicare Part B deductible. Anita comes to you for advice. What should you tell her? - correct answer ✅You are sorry to disappoint Anita but a Medigap Part F plan is no longer available to those who turn age 65 after January 1,2020. Anita might instead consider other Medigap plans that offer foreign travel benefits but do not cover the Part B deductible. Mr. Moy's wife has a Medicare Advantage plan, but he wants to understand what coverage Medicare Supplemental Insurance provides since his health care needs are different from his wife's needs. What could you tell Mr. Moy? - correct answer ✅Medicare Supplemental Insurance would help cover his Part A and Part B cost sharing in Original Fee-for-Service (FFS) Medicare as well as possibly some services that Medicare does not cover. Mr. Bauer is 49 years old, but eighteen months ago he was declared disabled by the Social Security Administration and has been receiving disability payments. He is wondering whether he can obtain coverage under Medicare. What should you tell him? - correct answer ✅After receiving such AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! What impact, if any, will recent regulatory changes have upon Medigap plans? - correct answer ✅The Part B deductible will no longer be covered for individuals newly eligible for Medicare starting January 1, 2020. Mr. Wu is eligible for Medicare. He has limited financial resources but failed to qualify for the Part D low-income subsidy. Where might he turn for help with his prescription drug costs? - correct answer ✅Mr. Wu may still qualify for help in paying Part D costs through his State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program. Madeline Martinez was widowed several years ago. Her husband worked for many years and contributed into the Medicare system. He also left a substantial estate which provides Madeline with an annual income of approximately $130,000. Madeline, who has only worked part-time for the last three years, will soon turn age 65 and hopes to enroll in Original Medicare. She comes to you for advice. What should you tell her? - correct answer ✅You should tell Madeline that she will be able to enroll in Medicare Part A without paying monthly premiums due to her husband's long work record and participation in the Medicare system. You should also tell Madeline that she will pay Part B premiums at more than the standard lowest rate but less than the highest rate due her substantial income. AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! Agent John Miller is meeting with Jerry Smith, a new prospect. Jerry is currently enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B. Jerry has also purchased a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plan which he has had for several years. However, the plan does not provide drug benefits. How would you advise Agent John Miller to proceed? - correct answer ✅Tell prospect Jerry Smith that he should consider adding a standalone Part D prescription drug coverage policy to his present coverage. Mrs. Paterson is concerned about the deductibles and co-payments associated with Original Medicare. What can you tell her about Medigap as an option to address this concern? - correct answer ✅Medigap plans help beneficiaries cover coinsurance, co-payments, and/or deductibles for medically necessary services 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? - correct answer ✅He may sign-up for Medicare at any time however coverage usually begins on the fourth month after dialysis treatments start. AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! 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? - correct answer ✅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. Mr. Singh would like drug coverage but does not want to be enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. What should you tell him? - correct answer ✅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. Juan Perez, who is turning age 65 next month, intends to work for several more years at Smallcap, Incorporated. Smallcap has a workforce of 15 employees and offers employer-sponsored healthcare coverage. Juan is a naturalized citizen and has contributed to the Medicare system for over 20 years. Juan asks you if he will be entitled to Medicare and if he enrolls how that will impact his employer- sponsored healthcare coverage. How would you respond? - correct answer ✅Juan is likely to be eligible for Medicare once he turns age 65 and if he AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! correct answer ✅She could enroll in a PFFS plan and a stand-alone Medicare prescription drug plan. Mrs. Walters is enrolled in her state's Medicaid program in addition to Medicare. What should she be aware of when considering enrollment in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan? - correct answer ✅She cannot enroll in an MA Medical Savings Account (MSA) plan. Mrs. Kelly, age 65, is entitled to Part A but has not yet enrolled in Part B. She is considering enrollment in a Medicare Advantage plan (Part C). What should you advise her to do before she will be able to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan? - correct answer ✅In order to join a Medicare Advantage plan, she also must enroll in Part B. Mr. Barker enjoys a comfortable retirement income. He recently had surgery and expected that he would have certain services and items covered by the plan with minimal out-of-pocket costs because his MA-PD coverage has been very good. However, when he received the bill, he was surprised to see large charges in excess of his maximum out-of-pocket limit that included a number of services and items he thought would be fully covered. He called you to ask what he could do? What could you tell him? - correct answer ✅You can AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! offer to review the plans appeal process to help him ask the plan to review the coverage decision. Mr. Gomez notes that a Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plan available in his area has an attractive premium. He wants to know if he must use doctors in a network as his current HMO plan requires him to do. What should you tell him? - correct answer ✅He may receive health care services from any doctor allowed to bill Medicare, as long as he shows the doctor the plan's identification card and the doctor agrees to accept the PFFS plan's payment terms and conditions, which could include balance billing. Mr. Wells is trying to understand the difference between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage. What would be the correct description? - correct answer ✅Medicare Advantage is a way of covering all the Original Medicare benefits through private health insurance companies. Mrs. Ramos is considering a Medicare Advantage PPO and has questions about which providers she can go to for her health care. What should you tell her? - correct answer ✅Mrs. Ramos can obtain care from any provider who participates in Original Medicare, but generally will have a higher cost- AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! sharing amount if she sees a provider who/that is not a part of the PPO network. Dr. Elizabeth Brennan does not contract with the ABC PFFS plan but accepts the plan's terms and conditions for payment. Mary Rodgers sees Dr. Brennan for treatment. How much may Dr. Brennan charge? - correct answer ✅Dr. Brennan can charge Mary Rogers no more than the cost sharing specified in the PFFS plan's terms and condition of payment which may include balance billing up to 15% of the Medicare rate. Mrs. Davenport enrolled in the ABC Medicare Advantage (MA) plan several years ago. In mid-February of 2021, her doctor confirms a diagnosis of end- stage renal disease (ESRD). What options will Mrs. Davenport have regarding her MA plan during the next open enrollment season? - correct answer ✅She may remain in her ABC MA plan, enroll in another MA plan in her service area, or enroll in a Special Needs Plan (SNP) for individuals suffering from ESRD if one is available in her area. Mrs. Lyons is in good health, uses a single prescription, and lives independently in her own home. She is attracted by the idea of maintaining control over a Medical Savings Account (MSA) but is not sure if the plan AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! All plans must cover at least the standard Part D coverage or its actuarial equivalent. Which of the following statements best describes some of the costs a beneficiary would incur for prescription drugs under the standard coverage? - correct answer ✅Standard Part D coverage would require payment of an annual deductible, and once past the catastrophic coverage threshold, the beneficiary pays whichever is greater of either the co-pays for generic and brand name drugs or coinsurance of 5%. Mr. Torres has a small savings account. He would like to pay for his monthly Part D premiums with an automatic monthly withdrawal from his savings account until it is exhausted, and then have his premiums withheld from his Social Security check. What should you tell him? - correct answer ✅In general, he must select a single Part D premium payment mechanism that will be used throughout the year. What types of tools can Medicare Part D prescription drug plans use that affect the way their enrollees can access medications? - correct answer ✅Part D plans do not have to cover all medications. As a result, their formularies, or lists of covered drugs, will vary from plan to plan. In addition, they can use cost AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! containment techniques such as tiered copayments and prior authorization. Mr. Wingate is a newly enrolled Medicare Part D beneficiary and one of your clients. In addition to drugs on his plan's formulary he takes several other medications. These include a prescription drug not on his plan's formulary, over-the-counter medications for colds and allergies, vitamins, and drugs from an Internet-based Canadian pharmacy to promote hair growth and reduce joint swelling. His neighbor recently told him about a concept called TrOOP and he asks you if any of his other medications could count toward TrOOP should he ever reach the Part D catastrophic limit. What should you say? - correct answer ✅None of the costs of Mr. Wingate's other medications would currently count toward TrOOP but he may wish to ask his plan for an exception to cover the prescription not on its formulary. Mrs. Roswell is a new Medicare beneficiary who has just retired from retail work. She is interested in selecting a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. She takes a number of medications and is concerned that she has not been able to identify a plan that covers all of her medications. She does not want to make an abrupt change to new drugs that would be covered and asks what she should do. What should you tell her? - correct answer ✅Every Part AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! D drug plan is required to cover a single one-month fill of her existing medications sometime during a 90-day transition period. Mrs. Lopez is enrolled in a cost plan for her Medicare benefits. She has recently lost creditable coverage previously available through her husband's employer. She is interested in enrolling in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP). What should you tell her? - correct answer ✅If a Part D benefit is offered through her plan she may choose to enroll in that plan or a standalone PDP. Mr. Carlini has heard that Medicare prescription drug plans are only offered through private companies under a program known as Medicare Advantage (MA), not by the government. He likes Original Medicare and does not want to sign up for an MA product, but he also wants prescription drug coverage. What should you tell him? - correct answer ✅Mr. Carlini can stay with Original Medicare and also enroll in a Medicare prescription drug plan through a private company that has contracted with the government to provide only such drug coverage to eligible Medicare beneficiaries. Mr. Zachow has a condition for which three drugs are available. He has tried two but had an allergic reaction to them. Only the third drug works for him AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! prescription drug plans are required to cover drugs in each therapeutic category. She should be able to enroll in a Medicare prescription drug plan that covers the medications she needs. Mrs. Mulcahy is concerned that she may not qualify for enrollment in a Medicare prescription drug plan because, although she is entitled to Part A, she is not enrolled under Medicare Part B. What should you tell her? - correct answer ✅An individual who is entitled to Part A or enrolled under Part B is eligible to enroll in a Medicare prescription drug plan. As long as Mrs. Mulcahy is entitled to Part A, she does not need to enroll under Part B before enrolling in a prescription drug plan. Which of the following statements about Medicare Part D are correct? I. Part D plans must enroll any eligible beneficiary who applies regardless of health status except in limited circumstances. II. Private fee-for-service (PFFS) plans are not required to use a pharmacy network but may choose to have one. III. Beneficiaries enrolled in a MA-Medical Savings Account (MSA) plan may only obtain Part D benefits through a standalone PDP. IV. Beneficiaries enrolled in a MA-PPO may obtain Part D benefits through a standalone PDP or through their plan. - correct answer ✅I, II, and III only AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! Mr. Shapiro gets by on a very small amount of fixed income. He has heard there may be extra help paying for Part D prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries with limited income. He wants to know whether he might qualify. What should you tell him? - correct answer ✅The extra help is available to beneficiaries whose income and assets do not exceed annual limits specified by the government. Mr. Shultz was still working when he first qualified for Medicare. At that time, he had employer group coverage that was creditable. During his initial Part D eligibility period, he decided not to enroll because he was satisfied with his drug coverage. It is now a year later and Mr. Shultz has lost his employer group coverage within the last two weeks. How would you advise him? - correct answer ✅Mr. Schultz should enroll in a Part D plan before he has a 63-day break in coverage in order to avoid a premium penalty. Mr. Bickford did not quite qualify for the extra help low-income subsidy under the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug program and he is wondering if there is any other option he has for obtaining help with his considerable drug costs. What should you tell him? - correct answer ✅He could check with AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! the manufacturers of his medications to see if they offer an assistance program to help people with limited means to obtain the medications they need. Alternatively, he could check to see whether his state has a pharmacy assistance program to help him with his expenses. Mr. Jacob understands that there is a standard Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, but when he looks at information on various plans available in his area, he sees a wide range in what they charge for deductibles, premiums, and cost sharing. How can you explain this to him? - correct answer ✅Medicare Part D drug plans may have different benefit structures, but on average, they must all be at least as good as the standard model established by the government. Mr. Hutchinson has drug coverage through his former employer's retiree plan. He is concerned about the Part D premium penalty if he does not enroll in a Medicare prescription drug plan, but does not want to purchase extra coverage that he will not need. What should you tell him? - correct answer ✅If the drug coverage he has is not expected to pay, on average, at least as much as Medicare's standard Part D coverage expects to pay, then he will need to enroll in Medicare Part D during his initial eligibility period to avoid the late enrollment penalty. AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! You would like to market a MA plan at a neighborhood pharmacy. What should you keep in mind to comply with the marketing requirements for MA plans? - correct answer ✅You must set up your table, make marketing presentations, and accept enrollment applications only in common areas outside of where the patient waits for services from the pharmacist. You will be holding a sales event in the near future, at which you would like to offer door prizes to attendees. Under guidelines from the Medicare agency, what types of gifts or prizes would not be allowed in this situation? - correct answer ✅Gift cards or gift certificates of $15 or less that can be readily converted to cash. During a sales presentation, your client asks you whether the Medicare agency recommends that she sign up for your plan or stay in Original Medicare. What should you tell her? - correct answer ✅Tell her that the Medicare agency does not endorse or recommend any plan. You are working with a number of plans and community organizations to sponsor an educational event. When putting together advertisements for this event, what should you do? - correct answer ✅You must ensure that the AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! advertisements indicate it is an educational event, otherwise it will be considered a marketing event. Agent Lopez helps Ralph to enroll in Top Choice Medicare Advantage plan during the Annual Open Enrollment Period. Ralph's effective enrollment date is January 1st. Ralph disenrolls on February 12th because he discovers that the plan does not cover services furnished by several of his longtime providers. Which of the following statements best describes the impact of Ralph's action upon Agent Lopez's compensation? - correct answer ✅Agent Lopez's entire compensation must be recouped because Ralph disenrolled within 3 months of enrollment. Agent Jennings makes a presentation on Medicare advertised as an educational event. Agent Jennings distributes materials that are solely educational in nature. However, she gives a brief presentation that mentions plan-specific premiums. Is this a prohibited activity at an event that has been advertised as educational? - correct answer ✅Yes. When an event has been advertised as "educational," discussing plan-specific premiums is impermissible. AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! Agent Armstrong is employed by XYZ Agency, which is under contract with ABC Health Plan, a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan that offers plans in multiple states. XYZ Agency maintains a website marketing the MA plans with which it has contracts. Agent Armstrong follows up with individuals who request more information about ABC MA plans via the website and tries to persuade them to enroll in ABC plans. What statement best describes the marketing and compliance rules that apply to Agent Armstrong? - correct answer ✅Agent Armstrong needs to be licensed and appointed in every state in which beneficiaries to whom he markets ABC MA plans are located. ABC is a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan sponsor. It would like to use its enrollees' information to market nonhealth related products such as life insurance and annuities. To do so it must obtain authorization from the enrollees. Which statement best describes the authorization process? - correct answer ✅Authorization may be obtained by directing a beneficiary to a website to provide consent as long as the website includes a mechanism for an electronic signature that is valid under applicable law. You have been providing a pre-Thanksgiving meal during sales presentations in November for many years and your clients look forward to attending this annual event. When marketing Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, what AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! Mr. Ford enrolled in an MA-only plan in mid-November during the Annual Election Period (AEP). On December 1, he calls you up and says that he has changed his mind and would like to enroll into a MA-PD plan. What enrollment rules would apply in this case? - correct answer ✅He can make as many enrollment changes as he likes during the Annual Election Period and the last choice made prior to the end of the period will be the effective one as of January 1. Mrs. Ridgeway enrolled in Original Medicare and Medigap coverage following her retirements several years ago. Four months ago, Mrs. Ridgeway dropped her Medigap policy to enroll in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan for the first time. Unfortunately, Mrs. Ridgeway has found that many of her providers are not in the MA plan's network. She has come to you for advice? What should you tell her? - correct answer ✅She qualifies for a special enrollment period (SEP) that will allow her to make a one-time election to return to Original Medicare and she also has a guaranteed eligibility period to rejoin her Medigap plan. Mary Samuels recently suffered a stroke while visiting her daughter and grandchildren. As a result, Mary has been admitted to a rehabilitation hospital where she is expected to reside for several months. The AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! rehabilitation hospital is located outside the geographic area served by her current Medicare Advantage (MA) plan. What options are available to Mary regarding her health plan coverage? - correct answer ✅Mary may make an unlimited number of MA enrollment requests and may disenroll from her current MA plan. Which of the following individuals are likely to qualify for a special enrollment period (SEP) for either a MA and/or Part D due to a change of residence? I. Edward (enrolled in MA and Part D) moves to a new home within the same neighborhood in his existing plan's service area. II. Fiona (enrolled in MA and Part D) moves cross-country to an area outside her existing plan's service area. III. Gilbert moves into a plan service area where there is now a Part D plan available to him from a service area where no Part D plan was available. IV. Henry makes a permanent move to a new state providing him with new MA and Part D options. - correct answer ✅II, III, and IV only Mr. Garcia was told he qualifies for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP), but he lost the paper that explains what he could do during the SEP. What can you AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! tell him? - correct answer ✅If the SEP is for MA coverage, he will generally have one opportunity to change his MA coverage. Which of the following individuals is most likely to be eligible to enroll in a Medicare Advantage (MA) or Part D Plan? - correct answer ✅Jose, a grandfather who was granted asylum and has worked in the United States for many years. Mrs. Schneider has Original Medicare Parts A and B and has just qualified for her state's Medicaid program, so the state is now paying her Part B premium and she is considered a dual eligible. Will gaining eligibility for this program affect her ability to enroll in a Medicare Advantage or Medicare Prescription Drug plan? - correct answer ✅Yes. Qualifying for this state program gives Mrs. Schneider access to a Special Enrollment Period that allows her to make changes to her MA and/or Part D enrollment during the first 9 months of each calendar year. You are doing a sales presentation for Mrs. Pearson. You know that Medicare marketing guidelines prohibit certain types of statements. Apply those guidelines to the following statements and identify which would be AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! Mr. Anderson is a very organized individual and has filled out and brought to you an enrollment form on October 10 for a new plan available January 1 next year. He is currently enrolled in Original Medicare. What should you do? - correct answer ✅Tell Mr. Anderson that you cannot accept any enrollment forms until the annual election period begins. Ms. Claggett is sixty-six (66) years old. She has been covered under Original Medicare for the last six years due to her disability and has never been enrolled in a Medicare Advantage or a Part D plan before. She wants to enroll in a Part D plan. She knows that there is such a thing as the "Part D Initial Enrollment Period" (IEP) and has concluded that, since she has never enrolled in such a plan before, she should be eligible to enroll under this period. What should you tell her about how the Part D Initial Enrollment Period applies to her situation? - correct answer ✅It occurs three months before and three months after the month when a beneficiary meets the eligibility requirements for Part B, so she will not be able to use it as a justification for enrolling in a Part D plan now. Phiona works in the IT Department of BestCare Health Plan. Phiona is placed in charge of BestCare's efforts to facilitate electronic enrollment in its AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! Medicare Advantage plans. In setting up the enrollment site, which of the following must Phiona consider? I. If a legal representative is completing an electronic enrollment request, he or she must first upload proof of his or her authority. II. All data elements required to complete an enrollment request must be captured. III. The mechanism must advise each individual at the beginning of the process that he or she is completing an actual enrollment request. IV. The mechanism must capture an accurate time and date stamp at the time the applicant enters the online site. - correct answer ✅II and III only Mrs. Goodman enrolled in an MA-PD plan during the Annual Election Period. In mid-January of the following year, she wants to switch back to Original Medicare and enroll in a stand-alone prescription drug plan. What should you tell her? - correct answer ✅During the MA Open Enrollment Period, from January 1 - March 31, she may disenroll from the MA-PD plan into Original Medicare and also may add a stand-alone prescription drug plan. AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! Mrs. Pierce would like to enroll in a Medicare Cost plan that offers Part D prescription drug coverage. She comes to you for advice about when she can enroll in a plan you have previously discussed. What should you tell her? - correct answer ✅Enrollment in Cost plans offering Part D coverage is available only during enrollment periods under the Part D program, and Cost plans must accept enrollments during these periods. Mrs. Kendrick is in good health, has worked for many years and is six months away from turning 65. She wants to know what she will have to do to enroll in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan as soon as possible. What could you tell her? - correct answer ✅She may enroll in an MA plan beginning three months immediately before her first entitlement to both Medicare Part A and Part B. Mr. Kelly wants to know whether he is eligible to sign up for a Private fee-for- service (PFFS) plan. What questions would you need to ask to determine his eligibility? - correct answer ✅You would need to ask Mr. Kelly if he is entitled to Part A, enrolled in Part B, and if he lives in the PFFS plan's service area. During an appointment scheduled to discuss a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plan (MA-PD), Mr. Peters asked his agent to describe a AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! Mr. Barker enjoys a comfortable retirement income. He recently had surgery and expected that he would have certain services and items covered by the plan with minimal out-of-pocket costs because his MA-PD coverage has been very good. However, when he received the bill, he was surprised to see large charges in excess of his maximum out-of-pocket limit that included a number of services and items he thought would be fully covered. He called you to ask what he could do? What could you tell him? - correct answer ✅You can offer to review the plans appeal process to help him ask the plan to review the coverage decision. Mr. Lee was intending to enroll in MaxCare's Medicare Advantage plan this year. However, due to his current medical condition, his daughter Debbie has been appointed as his legal representative over both health and financial matters. Debbie would like to ensure that her father is still able to enroll in MaxCare's plan, but she is unsure what her role is to help with his enrollment request. What advice can you give her? - correct answer ✅Debbie can submit an electronic enrollment request on Mr. Lee's behalf as long as she attests that she has the legal authority to do so. (not sure) You have sought permission from a hospital to place brochures for your product in their gift shop and cafeteria. The hospital administration expresses some hesitation about allowing marketing in a health care facility. AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! What should you tell them? - correct answer ✅Marketing in health care facilities is an acceptable practice, as long as it takes place in common areas where patients are not receiving health care services. Who is most likely to be eligible to enroll in a Part D prescription drug plan? - correct answer ✅Ms. Davis who recently turned age 65 and is eligible for Part A and has just enrolled in Part B. Mr. Moreno invited his neighbor, Agent Tom Smith, to discuss Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plans that Agent Smith sells at the regular Tuesday brunch the neighbors have for senior citizens. What should Agent Tom Smith tell Mr. Moreno about the kinds of food that can be provided to potential enrollees who attend the sales presentation? - correct answer ✅A meal cannot be provided, but light snacks would be permitted. Ms. Levi is considering enrollment in a Medicare Advantage HMO plan offered in her area. Ms. Levi often travels to visit relatives and is concerned that she may need emergency care outside of her plan's service area. What should you tell her about coverage of emergency care? - correct answer ✅Plans are required to cover out-of-network emergency care. AHIP 2021 Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ LATEST UPDATE!!! Mr. Albert has heard about something called the Star Rating system for Medicare Advantage plans. He asks you to explain it to him since he is interested in enrolling in a plan that is newly available in his area. After you explain that it is the way for consumers to judge plan performance, what else would you say? - correct answer ✅New plans and Part D sponsors that do not have any Star Rating are not required to provide Star Rating information until the next contract year. Ms. Lewis understands that Medicare prescription drug plans may use various methods to control the use of specific drugs. She has heard about a technique called "step therapy" and is wondering if you can explain what that is. What should you tell her? - correct answer ✅Step therapy involves using one or more lower priced drugs before trying a more expensive drug when all are used to treat the same condition. You have decided to focus on doing in-home presentations to market the Medicare Advantage (MA) plans you represent. Before you conduct such sales presentations, what must you do? - correct answer ✅You must receive an invitation from the beneficiary and document the specific types of products the beneficiary wants to discuss prior to making an in-home presentation.