Managed care choices under medicare part c...
One of the cost-sharing requirements of medicare part b is an annual...
The length of time medicare uses for hospital and skilled nursing...
For medicare part a, a benefit period begins the day an individual is...
Medicare part C was previously called _________________; it was...
In january of 1999, the balanced budget act (BBA) of 1997 went into...
An individual cannot qualify for both medicare and medicaid
Part ____ of medicare helps pay for perscription drugs
The 6-month period during which and individual can sign up for the...
A "small provider" is one with fewer that 25 full time employees
Part _____ of medicare includes the new medicare advantage options
Local medical review policies (LMRPs) outline general provisions for...
Part ________ of medicare helps pay for physician and outpatient...
Coverage with medicare part c (medicare advantage plans) typically...
A federal insurance program, established in 1966, for people 65 years...
The are _____________ parts to the medicare program
Under medicare part d, individual prescription drug plans must offer...
A medicare beneficiary can sign a special release of information that...
All medicare advantage plans offer the exact same coverages as...
Medicare managed care plans fill the "gaps" in basic medicare similar...
After beneficiaries (who are enrolled in original medicare) satisfy...
Medicare now pays for certain screening procedures in their "welcome...
Medicare payments can be automatically deposited into a providers...
A claim for which a beneficiary elects to assign benefits under a...
Postpayment medicare audits are often triggered by statistical...
The duration of time during which a medicare beneficiary is eligible...
Beneficiaries who are not satisfied with the amount of a claim...
Local coverage decisions (LCDs) focus exclusively on whether a service...
Medicare part d covers long-term (nursing home) care
Individuals pay for medicare part b coverage through
Fees that medicare permits for a particular procedure, service, or...
Part ________ of medicare helps pay for charges incurred during an...
The term used when medicare is not responsible for paying first...
There are ______ levels to the medicare appeals process
Medicare is always the "payer of last resort"
Beneficiaries enrolled in the "original" medicare plan must pay a...
Only medicare beneficiaries can file an appeal
An individual who has health insurance coverage through both the...
In order to qualify for medicare coverage, durable medical equipment...
The act that provides for a federal system of old age, survivors,...
Studies performed to improve the processes and outcomes of patient...
There are 20 standard medigap policies
Medicare part a helps pay for all of the following except
The medicare beneficiarys health insurance claim number (HICN) is in...
The first level of a medicare appeal is a telephone review
When a service or procedure meets medicares criteria for coverage, it...
Medicare nonPARs do not have to submit claims for medicare patients
The "limiting charge" for nonPARs is 15% lower than that allowed for a...
For a medicare "simple" claim, blocks 9* through 9d are not to be...
The letter "A" following a beneficiary's social security number on the...
The HMO is the most expensive and least restrictive type of medicare...
A private organization that administers part b claims is called a peer...
The act that established quality standards for all laboratory testing...
ASCA requires that all initial medicare claims be filed electronically...
When it is likely the medicare will not pay for a service or...
A private organization that contracts with medicare to pay part a and...
Insurance coverage that is typically primary to medicare includes all...
Medicares fee schedule is based on a system whereby each payment value...
Medicare part d began in
When a medicare claim is filed, the beneficiary receives a document...
The dealine for filing medicare claims is 1 year after the last date...
Unlike originial medicare, medicare managed care plans often pay for...