Chapter 14 TRICARE and CHAMPVA test
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Individuals who qualify for TRICARE are known as subscribers. - correct answer ✔✔False
A person retired from a career in the Armed Forces is eligible for TRICARE until 65 years of age. -
correct answer ✔✔True
An NAS certification is required for all TRICARE Standard, TRICARE Extra, and CHAMPVA
beneficiaries who wish to receive treatment as inpatients at a civilian hospital and who live
within a catchment area surrounding a Uniformed Services medical treatment facility. - correct
answer ✔✔False
The NAS is required for outpatient services that are within the catchment area. - correct answer
✔✔False
All dependents 10 years of age or older are required to have a military identification card for
TRICARE - correct answer ✔✔True
A partnership program permits TRICARE-eligible people to receive inpatient treatment from
civilian providers of care in a military hospital. - correct answer ✔✔True
A certified nurse midwife is an authorized provider of health care for TRICARE beneficiaries. -
correct answer ✔✔True
Providers may choose to accept TRICARE assignment on a case-by-case basis. - correct answer
✔✔True
, In the TRICARE Extra plan, the individual enrolls yearly and pays an annual fee. - correct answer
✔✔False
Enrollment in TRICARE Prime is voluntary. - correct answer ✔✔True
Active duty service members are eligible for TRICARE Extra. - correct answer ✔✔False
All Privacy Act requests from patients must be made in writing. - correct answer ✔✔False
TRICARE is subject to state regulatory agencies that control insurance policies. - correct answer
✔✔False
TRICARE claims must be billed on a special claim form provided by the closest military facility
within the area of treatment - correct answer ✔✔False
For a CHAMPVA beneficiary, if the physician is nonparticipating and does not accept assignment,
the patient completes the top portion of the CMS-1500 claim form, attaches an itemized
statement from the physician, and submits the claim. - correct answer ✔✔True
TRICARE/CHAMPVA is usually the second payer when a beneficiary is enrolled in other health
insurance plans. - correct answer ✔✔True
TRICARE is considered primary to Medicare for people younger than age 65 who have Medicare
Part A as a result of a disability and who have enrolled in Medicare Part B. - correct answer
✔✔False
TRICARE, formerly known as CHAMPUS, is funded through - correct answer ✔✔Congress
with verified answers A+ passed
Individuals who qualify for TRICARE are known as subscribers. - correct answer ✔✔False
A person retired from a career in the Armed Forces is eligible for TRICARE until 65 years of age. -
correct answer ✔✔True
An NAS certification is required for all TRICARE Standard, TRICARE Extra, and CHAMPVA
beneficiaries who wish to receive treatment as inpatients at a civilian hospital and who live
within a catchment area surrounding a Uniformed Services medical treatment facility. - correct
answer ✔✔False
The NAS is required for outpatient services that are within the catchment area. - correct answer
✔✔False
All dependents 10 years of age or older are required to have a military identification card for
TRICARE - correct answer ✔✔True
A partnership program permits TRICARE-eligible people to receive inpatient treatment from
civilian providers of care in a military hospital. - correct answer ✔✔True
A certified nurse midwife is an authorized provider of health care for TRICARE beneficiaries. -
correct answer ✔✔True
Providers may choose to accept TRICARE assignment on a case-by-case basis. - correct answer
✔✔True
, In the TRICARE Extra plan, the individual enrolls yearly and pays an annual fee. - correct answer
✔✔False
Enrollment in TRICARE Prime is voluntary. - correct answer ✔✔True
Active duty service members are eligible for TRICARE Extra. - correct answer ✔✔False
All Privacy Act requests from patients must be made in writing. - correct answer ✔✔False
TRICARE is subject to state regulatory agencies that control insurance policies. - correct answer
✔✔False
TRICARE claims must be billed on a special claim form provided by the closest military facility
within the area of treatment - correct answer ✔✔False
For a CHAMPVA beneficiary, if the physician is nonparticipating and does not accept assignment,
the patient completes the top portion of the CMS-1500 claim form, attaches an itemized
statement from the physician, and submits the claim. - correct answer ✔✔True
TRICARE/CHAMPVA is usually the second payer when a beneficiary is enrolled in other health
insurance plans. - correct answer ✔✔True
TRICARE is considered primary to Medicare for people younger than age 65 who have Medicare
Part A as a result of a disability and who have enrolled in Medicare Part B. - correct answer
✔✔False
TRICARE, formerly known as CHAMPUS, is funded through - correct answer ✔✔Congress
