Describe Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit.
Describe Medicare supplemental policies called Medigap or medsup policies.
1. Medicare Part D, also called the Medicare prescription drug benefit, is an optional United States federal-government program to help Medicare beneficiaries pay for self-administered prescription drugs through prescription drug insurance premiums
The standard benefits are :-
- deductible
- catastrophic coverage
- coverage gap or donut hole
- initial coverage period
2. Medigap or medsup policies :-
Medigap is extra health insurance that you buy from a private company to pay health care costs not covered by Original Medicare, such as co-payments, deductibles, and health care if you travel outside the U.S. Medigap policies don't cover long-term care, dental care, vision care, hearing aids, eyeglasses, and private- duty nursing .
Describe Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit. Describe Medicare supplemental policies called Medigap or medsup policies.
What is Medicare Part B? A. It is the managed care component of Medicare. B. Provides for prescription drug plans. C. Supplemental health plan to cover physician services. D. It is financed from payroll taxes.
UESTION 5 Match the following government insurance with its purpose. Provides prescription drug benefits to seniors and other eligible beneficiaries. A. Medicare -A Coverage for inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing care, hospice, and home health care B. Medicare -B Medicare -C Eliminates the need for supplemental Medigap insurance because deductibles and coinsurance costs are nonexistent. D. Medicare -D Coverage for physician charges, outpatient hospital services, ambulance services, and emergency department services. lick Save and Submit to save and submit. Click...
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Where must Medicare prescription drug plans allow for participants to fill their prescriptions?
Prescription Drugs: Describe and discuss the history of prescription drug regulation.
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