Soecialized Insurance For Qualified Indivi Flashcards
What is Medicare ?
Federal Med Expense ins program for people age 65 even if they work
How to qualify for Medicare?
65+ years
Entitled to Social Security Coverage 2 years
End stage Renal Failure ESRD
What are the 4 parts of Medicare ?
Part A Hospital Insurance:
Part B Medical Insurance:
Part C Medicare Advantage
Part D Prescription Drugs
Part A Hospital Ins is financed how ?
Federal Govt
Portion of payroll tax FICA
Part B Medical Insurance is funded by?
Monthly premiums paid by insureds
Gen funds of federal govt
Part C financed through who?
Provider organizations
Part D is for ?
Prescription drugs
Original Medicare refers to ? Doesn’t require? Doesn’t cover ?
Part A & B
To have a PCP
Prescription drugs
Ambulatory Surgical Services
Surgical services don’t require inpatient sta, ambulatory center
Names of Part A v Part B
A: Hospital insurance
B: Medical insurance
Part A pays for ?
Inpatient hospital care
Inpatient care in skilled nurse facility
Home health care
Hospice care
Eligibility for Medicare Part A include ?
65+ and social security
Under 65 entitled to social security 24 months
Has End Stage Renal Disease
Has ALS
What’s mean by fully insured? Part A ?
40 quarters 10 years
Medicare Initial enrollment period ?
3 months before 65 , first eligible
When is general enrollment for part A?
Jan 1 - March 31
Part A Special enrollment period ?
Anytime if still employed
If fail to sign up for Part A when first eligible, what is the consequence?
Premium up 10%
Inpatient Hospital Care pays for how long ?
90 Days
First 60 100% after deduct
Next 30 daily copayment
Skilled Nursing Facility Care pays for how long ?
100 Days
Home Health Care is what ?
Care in the house by skilled nurse
Phys therapy
Speech therapy
Hospice Care includes ?
Doctor services
Nursing
Medical appliances
Supplies: outpatient drugs
Which part of Medicare covers Outpatient care ?
Outpatient hospital care
Part B does
Medicare Part B purpose
Pays for doctor services and med services not covered under A
How is Part B funded?
Monthly premiums
Gen rev of Fed
After initially declining part B when can you apply ?
General enrollment period Jan 1 - March 31
Part B will generally cover how much of costs?
Medical insurance
80%
No out of pocket max
Outpatient Hospital Services includes what ?
Emergency room care outpatient clinic hospital
Part C must cover what?
Same covered under original Medicare
Except hospice care
Part C may have a lower what? And offer what extra coverages ?
Out of pocket costs than original Medicare
Vision, hearing, dental
To be eligible for Medicare advantage?
Must be enrolled in Part A & B
What organizations provide PART C ?
HMOs and PPOs
How can you be eligible for Part D Medicare?
Eligibile for Part A
Or Part A & B
Stand alone plans Part D offer are paid on what basis ?
Fee for service plans
After initial benefit limit is reached Prescription Drug relief will pay how much ?
75%
Catastrophic coverage will cover how much prescription costs?
95%
Eligible for Medicare when ?
Turn 65
What is Medigap?
Medicare supplement plans
Fill gaps of Medicare
Medigap is administered through who ?
Private insurers not federal health
Who administers Medicare?
The federal government
OBRA is what ?
Require certain requirements
Eliminate questionable marketing practices
Standardize protection afforded
Open enrollment period for Medigap after first Medicare part B sign up ?
6 months guarantees right to buy
Prohibited from obtaining Medicare Supplement ?
Those enrolled in Medicaid
Medical supplement policies cannot pay for ?
Part C Medicare Advantage
Standard Medicare supplement plans are identified/ named what ?
A through N
What found in plan A needs to be offered in all plans ?
Core benefits
Is Medigap guaranteed renewable? Explain?
Yes
Can’t cancel or no renew coverage
Premiums could change on policy anniversary
What is Medicaid?
Federal and state funded program
Those who can’t meet necessary costs of medical care
Eligibility of Medicaid depends on ?
65+
Blindness
Income
Disability,
Pregnant
List Some Medicaid services?
Physicians
Inpatient hospital
Outpatient hospital
Skilled nurse home
Laboratory and x ray
Home health care
Long term care policies are provided for who ?
Individuals who can no longer live independently
What locations qualify as long term care?
Home or nursing home facility
LTC policies must provide coverage for atleast how long ?
12 months
LTC policies elimination period is how long ?
0-365 Days
LTC: longer the waiting period, what happens to premium?
Lower the premium
LTC 3 levels of care ?
Skilled nursing care
Intermediate care
Custodial care
Skilled Care is what?
Daily nursing, rehab under direction of physician
Institutions
Care done by who isn’t considered skilled care ?
Nonprofessional
Explain Intermediate Care
Occasional nursing or rehab
Daily med assistance
Custodial Care is provided for ?
And by who ?
Meeting personal needs such as assistance eating dressing bathing
Provided by non medical personnel