Section 1: Introduction To Medicare Part A
This quiz is to test your knowledge of Section 1: Introduction to Medicare Part A in the SHIBA Volunteer Training Program manual.
- 1.Is someone eligible for Medicare who is age 65 or over and gets Social Security benefits due to the record of a spouse?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 2.How long must a person receive Social Security disability benefits before being eligible for Medicare?
- A.
36 months (in most cases)
- B.
72 months (in most cases)
- C.
12 months (in most cases)
- D.
24 months (in most cases)
- 3.Which beneficiaries are automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A?
- A.
People entitled to and receiving Social Security or Railroad Retirement cash benefits through early retirement, upon turning 65
- B.
People receiving Social Security benefits due to disability, after 24 months
- C.
Federal retirees who retired after 1982
- D.
All of the above
- 4.Who must apply for Medicare Part A? More than one answer exists.
- A.
Those eligible but not receiving Social Security or Railroad Retirement cash benefits upon turning 65
- B.
Voluntary enrollees 65 and older who do not have 40 quarters of Social Security work credits
- C.
Some government employees not receiving or eligible to receive cash benefits
- D.
People with ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease)
- E.
Disabled persons who lost Medicare benefits due to having too much income
- 5.When is the initial enrollment period?
- A.
A nine month period surrounding the 65th birthday; 4 months before, the month of, and 4 months after
- B.
A five month period surrounding the 65th birthday; 2 months before, the month of, and 2 months after
- C.
A seven month period surrounding the 65th birthday; 3 months before, the month of, and 3 months after
- D.
A three month period surrounding the 65th birthday; 1 month before, the month of, and 1 month after
- 6.When does coverage begin if the beneficiary enrolls during the months before his/her 65th birthday?
- A.
The month s/he signs up
- B.
On the first day of the birthday month when the person turns 65
- C.
On the first day of the month following the end of the person's initial enrollment period
- 7.A benefit period begins on the first day a beneficiary receives hospital care and ends after the person has been out of the hospital or Skilled Nursing Facility for ____ consecutive days.
- 8.What health services are covered under Medicare Part A?
- A.
Inpatient hospital stays
- B.
Skilled Nursing Facility care
- C.
Home health care
- D.
Hospice care
- E.
All of the above
- 9.The fiscal intermediary that processes Medicare Part A hospital claims for Oregon is _______________.
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