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Lesson 17 & 18

Medicare and Tricare

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1. Under Medicaid, which one of the following choices could be categorized as "categorically needy"? A. recipients of foster care assistance
2. A Medicaid patient has a primary care physician whom she must go through if she needs to see a specialist. This patient is working under which Medicaid model? A. PCCM
3. A patient is in home healthcare for medically necessary reasons. How long will Medicare Part A cover home health care for the patient? D. As long as necessary
4. A 24-year-old female Medicaid patient moved to a new state last week and saw the doctor for a check up. After the treatment, the patient stops by the front desk to verify her Medicaid information. Which one of the following choices is most accurate? B. Medicaid verification should be made before treatment
5. Which one of the following choices provides sates grants to spend on cash assistance? D. TANF
6. To be eligible for TRICARE, families must be enrolled first in C. DEERS
7. A patient has a mole removed that posed no harm, but she didn't like the way it looked on her face. Coverage would probably be denied under Medicare because D. It wasn't medically necessary
8. A physician doesn't participate in Medicare, but recently treated a Medicare patient. The doctor has decided to accept the Medicare-allowed charges for the services as payment in full. A. accepting assignment
9. A physician wants to start seeing TRICARE patients. What is it important they physician to remember? C. Claims must be filed with 30 days from the time the patient is seen in the office
10. A Medicare Part A patient was in the hospital for 4 coinsurance days in 2017. How much will the patient have to pay total for those coinsurance days? C. $1, 316
11. A TRICARE patient needs to be treated at ta civilian facility because of the specialized treatment provided there. What's the patients first step? A. Receive a NAS
12. A 65-year-old Medicare patient is also retired colonel. After Medicare, which one of the following choices may be used for insurance coverage? B. TFL
13. Members of a small family want to know if they're eligible for TANF. Who will make the determination? C. County government
14. On the "Medicaid Resubmission Code" form locator, what should be entered when filing a TRICARE claim? D. nothing
15. Which one of the following choices is an example of Medicare fraud? B. A physician makes no effort to collect coinsurance for Medicare patients
16. A doctor wants to start seeing Medicaid patient and receive Medicaid reimbursement. What's important for the doctor to know? C. Medicaid patients can't be billed for additional payment after Medicaid payment is received
17. Which one of the following individuals is eligible for Medicare hospital insurance C. 12-year-old girl receiving dialysis for end-stage renal disease
18. A Medicare Part A patient has been hospitalized for 72 days. For how many of those days will the patient need to pay coinsurance? B. 12
19. A physician just received information that tells her what payment she will receive for treating a Medicare patient and how much the patient owes. She is probably reviewing a(n) A. ERA
20. Which one of the following choices was implemented, in part, to help determine errors by FIs? C. RAC
21. Which one of the following choices is covered for Medicare Part A inpatients? B. semiprivate rooms
22. A patient has been denied the privately offered supplemental insurance that covers the things that Medicare doesn't cover. Which one of the following choices might be a reason the patient has been denied? D. The patient is enrolled in an HMO
23. A bay was just born to a mother who is on Medicaid. The baby may be considered to fall under which one of the following categories? B. categorically needy
24. A patient needs assistance for paying for her medications which one of the following choices might she use? D. Medicare Part D
25. A patient has Medicaid plus another insurance. How should Medicaid be billed? B. As the secondary insurer
26. Which one of the following choices assigns a person to help coordinate and manage a patients Medicare care? B. TRICARE Prime
27. Which one of the following choices is a responsibility of a MAC? B. Keep records on the quality of Medicare providers
28. An active duty military member has TRICARE. Under the program, this person is called the D. sponsor
29. Which one of the following choices is used for permanent military personnel who aren't hear any treatment facilities? C. TPR
30. A hospital doesn't have the blood type that it needs for a Medicare patient and has to buy it from a blood blank. What is probably the cost to the patient? B. the cost for the first three units
31. You work in a physicians office and are reviewing detailed information on the coding and medical necessity of the services the physician provides. You are probably reviewing a(n) D. LCD
32. Medicare was first created to A. provide older health insurance
33. It's March 2018 and Dr. Smith still hasn't covered to and EHR. How much will Dr. Smith be penalized in the Medicare Part B reimbursement for not using an EHR? D. 4%
34. The decision of whether or not to reimburse Medicare payments to physicians who are noncompliant can be made by. C. DHHS
35. A physician performed a procedure on a Medicaid patient and the claim was given a final denial of "medically unnecessary". What will probably happen with the claim? D. The physicians office will write off the claim and not be reimbursed
36. Review the completed TRICARE claim form (Figure 14.3) on page 423 of your textbook. What was the disease or illness code that brought the patient in for treatment? B. J11.1
37. A TRICARE patient sees a chiropractor on a weekly basis for an injury. What might the patient be surprised to find out? B. the patient will probably be responsible for the entire bill
38. Which one of the following choices is the DOD medical entitlement program? A. TRICARE
39. How much would a patient pay for a standard Medicare Part B premium in 2017? C. $134
40. A Medicare patient needs a hearing aid. Which one of the following choices will most likely cove the hearing aid? C. Medicare Part C
41. Which one of the following choices processes all claims for TFL? WRONG XXXX
42. A Medicare patient wants to have his claims sent to his Medigap insurer. Through a notification on the claim. This reassignment is known as A. Crossover
43. Which one of the following benefits helps children and adolescents age 21 and under? C. EPSDT
44. Which one of the following choices helps to determine reimbursement for providers and also assesses the quality of healthcare provided by facilities? WRONG NOT B
45. Which one of the following choices is a service that states can chose to offer under Medicaid? B. Vision coverage
46. A patient has a spend-down level of $200 each month. What does this mean? A. the patient must spend that amount each month before she's covered by Medicaid
47. Which one of the following choices assists veterans who have service-related disabilities? C. CHAMPVA
48. An elderly Medicare patient has prescription drug coverage but isn't enrolled in Medicare Part D. She is probably covered under B. PACE
49. Which one of the following choices mainly helps uninsured children and pregnant women who cant qualify for Medicaid but don't have enough household income to pay for insurance coverage? A. CHIP
50. A patient is covered under MediMedi. Which one of the following choices will be billed first? A. Medicare
51. When filing a Medicaid claim, why would you leave the form locator for "Other Insured's Name" blank? B. Because you need a verification number for the other insured
52. A mother and child are both covered under the father's TRICARE. What should be entered on form locator 1a for the claim form? B. The father's social security number
C. Are found in violation for Medicare abuse and fraud
54. A private health insurer that has been granted a specific geographic area to adjudicate Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B is known as C. MAC
55. Which one of the following choices refers to when the federal government reimburses each state for a percentage of its medical service costs? D. Federal Medical Assistance percentage
56. Which one of the following choices helps the CMS collect Medicare premiums? B. SSA
57. A patient over age 65 was admitted to the hospital for a hip fracture and surgery. Which one of the following choices is probably the patients primary hospital insurance? B. Medicre Part B
58. What affect does the Affordable Care Act have on Medicaid? A. It increases the number of people eligible for Medicaid
59. Review the completed claim form (Figure 14.3) on page 423 of your textbook. Who is the patient receiving coverage through? A. TRICARE
60. Which one of the following choices was created as an incentive for physicians to participate in a voluntary quality reporting program? B. PQRI
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