1 Final Review Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhatBimpact,BifBany,BhaveBrecentBregulatoryBchangesBhadBuponBMedigapBplans?
A.BTheBPartBABdeductibleBisBnoBlongerBcoveredBunderBMedigapBplansBforBallBenrollee
sBstartingBJanuaryB1,B2020.
B.BTheBPartBABdeductibleBisBnoBlongerBcoveredBforBindividualsBnewlyBeligibleBforBMe
dicareBstartingBJanuaryB1,B2020.
C.BTheBPartBBBdeductibleBisBnoBlongerBcoveredBforBindividualsBnewlyBeligibleBforBMe
dicareBstartingBJanuaryB1,B2020.
D.BTheBPartBBBdeductibleBisBnowBcoveredBforBsomeBnewlyBeligibleBindividualsBdepen
dingBonBtheirBfinancialBstatus.B-
BAnswerBC.BTheBPartBBBdeductibleBisBnoBlongerBcoveredBforBindividualsBnewlyBeligibl
eBforBMedicareBstartingBJanuaryB1,B2020.
Explanation:BStartingBJanuaryB1,B2020,BMedigapBplansBsoldBtoBindividualsBwhoBareBne
wlyBeligibleBtoBMedicareBareBnoBlongerBallowedBtoBcoverBtheBPartBBBdeductible.BIfBa
nBindividualBalreadyBhadBoneBofBtheBplansBbeforeBJanuaryB1,B2020,BtheyBcanBkeepBt
heirBplan.BIfBanBindividualBwasBeligibleBforBMedicareBbeforeBJanuaryB1,B2020,BbutBar
eBnotByetBenrolled,BheBorBsheBmayBbeBableBtoBpurchaseBoneBofBtheseBplans.
Mrs.BGeisler'sBneighborBtoldBherBsheBshouldBlookBatBherBPartBDBoptionsBduringBtheB
annualBMedicareBenrollmentBperiodBbecauseBfeaturesBofBPartBDBmightBhaveBchanged.
BMrs.BGeislerBcan'tBrememberBwhatBPartBDBisBsoBsheBcalledByouBtoBaskBwhatBherBn
eighborBwasBtalkingBabout.BWhatBcouldByouBtellBher?
A.BPartBDBcoversBhospitalBandBhomeBhealthBservicesBandBtheBcost-
sharingBhasBchangedBthisByear.B
B.BPartBDBcoversBphysicianBandBnon-
physicianBpractitionerBservicesBandBtheBdeductibleBhasBnotBchangedBthisByear,BbutBth
eBphysicianBchargesBmayBgoBup.
C.BPartBDBcoversBprescriptionBdrugsBandBsheBshouldBlookBatBherBpremiums,Bformular
y,BandBcost-sharingBamongBotherBfactorsBtoBseeBifBtheyBhaveBchanged.
, D.BPartBDBcoversBlong-
termBcareBservicesBandBsheBshouldn'tBworryBbecauseBthereBhasBbeenBnoBchangeBinB
coverage.B-
BAnswerBC.BPartBDBcoversBprescriptionBdrugsBandBsheBshouldBlookBatBherBpremiums,
Bformulary,BandBcost-sharingBamongBotherBfactorsBtoBseeBifBtheyBhaveBchanged.
Explanation:BPartBDBprovidesBprescriptionBdrugBcoverage.BPremiums,BplanBformularies,
BandBcost-
sharing,BamongBotherBfactors,BmayBchangeBfromBoneBplanByearBtoBanother.
Mrs.BShieldsBisBcoveredBbyBOriginalBMedicare.BSheBsustainedBaBhipBfractureBandBisBb
eingBsuccessfullyBtreatedBforBthatBcondition.BHowever,BsheBandBherBphysiciansBfeelBth
atBafterBherBlengthyBhospitalBstayBsheBwillBneedBaBmonthBorBtwoBofBnursingBandBre
habilitativeBcare.BWhatBshouldByouBtellBthemBaboutBOriginalBMedicare'sBcoverageBofB
careBinBaBskilledBnursingBfacility?
A.BMedicareBwillBcoverBanBunlimitedBnumberBofBdaysBinBaBskilled-
nursingBfacility,BasBlongBasBaBphysicianBcertifiesBthatBsuchBcareBisBneeded.
B.BMrs.BShieldsBwillBhaveBtoBapplyBforBMedicaidBtoBhaveBherBskilledBnursingBservices
BcoveredBbecauseBMedicareBdoesBnotBprovideBsuchBaBbenefit.
C.BOnceBsheBhasBexpendedBherBliquidBassets,BMedicareBwillBcoverB80%BofBMrs.BShiel
d'sBlong-termBcareBcosts.
D.BMedicareBwillBcoverBMrs.BShield'sBskilledBnursingBservicesBprovidedBduringBtheBfirs
tB20BdaysBofBherBstay,BafterBwhichBsheBwouldBhaveBaBcopayBuntilBsheBhasBbeenBinB
theBfB-
BAnswerBD.BMedicareBwillBcoverBMrs.BShield'sBskilledBnursingBservicesBprovidedBdurin
gBtheBfirstB20BdaysBofBherBstay,BafterBwhichBsheBwouldBhaveBaBcopayBuntilBsheBhas
BbeenBinBtheBfacilityBforB100Bdays.
Explanation:BMrs.BShieldsBhasBexperiencedBaBlongBhospitalBstay,BoverBtheB3-
dayBtimeBperiodBtoBqualifyBforBskilledBnursingBandBrehabilitativeBcareBbenefitsBunder
BMedicare.
Mr.BRaineyBisBexperiencingBparanoidBdelusionsBandBhisBphysicianBfeelsBthatBheBshould
BbeBhospitalized.BWhatBshouldByouBtellBMr.BRaineyB(orBhisBrepresentative)BaboutBthe
BlengthBofBanBinpatientBpsychiatricBhospitalBstayBthatBMedicareBwillBcover?