AHIP Final Exam Questions And Answers
Question: When you market Medicare Advantage and Part D
plans, what may you offer as a gift to induce enrollment in a plan?
Correct answer: You may provide gifts or prizes to all
potential enrollees during an event that does not exceed $15 in retail value.
Question: By contacting plans available in your area, you
have learned that the plan you represent has a significantly lower monthly premium than the others. Furthermore, you see that the plan you represent has a unique benefits package.What should you do to make sure your clients know about these pieces of information?
Correct answer: You may make comparisons between plans if
you can support them by studies or statistical data and such comparisons are factually based.
Question: Mr. Cole has been a Medicaid beneficiary for some
time, and recently qualified for Medicare as well. He is
concerned about changes in his cost-sharing. What should you tell him?
Correct answer: He should know that Medicaid will pay cost
sharing only for services provided by Medicaid participating providers.
Question: If a beneficiary is enrolled in a stand-alone
prescription drug plan and wants to keep that plan, what type of Medicare health plan could the individual also enroll in, without being automatically disenrolled from the stand-alone prescription drug plan?
Correct answer: The beneficiary could enroll in a private fee-
for-service (PFFS) plan that does not include prescription drug coverage; a cost plan; or a Medicare Medical Savings Account (MSA) plan.
Question: Which of the following statements about Medicare
Part D are correct?
- Part D plans must enroll any eligible beneficiary who
applies regardless of health status except in limited circumstances.
II. Private fee-for-service (PFFS) plans are not required to use a pharmacy network but may choose to have one.III. Beneficiaries enrolled in a MA-Medical Savings Account (MSA) plan may only obtain Part D benefits through a standalone PDP.IV. Beneficiaries enrolled in a MA-PPO may obtain Part D benefits through a standalone PDP or through their plan.
Correct answer: I, II, and III only
Question: Mr. Olsen is concerned that a Medicare Advantage
plan will not cover the same range of services that would be covered under Original fee-for-service Medicare. What should you tell him?
Correct answer: Though their cost-sharing may differ from
Original Medicare's, Medicare Advantage plans are required to cover all services covered by original Medicare.
Question: Mrs. Sanchez lives in a state located near Canada.
She has recently become eligible for Medicare and is considering enrollment in Part D prescription drug coverage.One of her friends has told her that she needs to be aware of
something called TrOOP. What should you tell her when she asks you about TrOOP?
Correct answer: TrOOP are out-of-pocket costs that count
toward the annual out-of-pocket threshold to move into catastrophic coverage and generally include the annual deductible(s) and costs for drugs on the plan's formulary purchased at a plan's participating pharmacy. In some instances, amounts not directly paid by the enrollee (like manufacturer discounts) count toward TrOOP.
Question : Agent Armstrong is employed by XYZ Agency,
which is under contract with ABC Health Plan, a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan that offers plans in multiple states.XYZ Agency maintains a website marketing the MA plans with which it has contracts. Agent Armstrong follows up with individuals who request more information about ABC MA plans via the website and tries to persuade them to enroll in ABC plans. What statement best describes the marketing and compliance rules that apply to Agent Armstrong?Agent Armstrong needs to be licensed and appointed in every state in which beneficiaries to whom he markets ABC MA plans are located.