Ministry of Finance
A document that names someone to act as you with respect to your financial affairs
What is a Power of Attorney for Finances?
A document naming someone to make healthcare decisions on your behalf
What is a healthcare power of attorney?
A document directing your physician to remove or withhold medical treatment if I am in a persistent vegetative state
What is an Advance Directive?
My statement of who gets my loot when I die
What is a Last Will and Testament
Free hospital coverage for all Americans over age 65
What is Medicare Part A?
Authority for your agent to act as you that is effective upon signing the document
What is an immediate power?
When your agent can begin to make healthcare decisions for you
What is only upon my incapacity, when determined by my attending physician?
If I cannot direct my physician to withhold treatment near the end of my life, this person can give direction and sign consent for such medical treatment
Who is my agent under my healthcare power of attorney?
A person who can receive funds from a particular account immediately upon my death because I made a designation for them on that account
Medicare coverage for prescription medications
What is Medicare Part D?
Authority for your agent to act as you that is effective upon loss of sound mind
What is a springing power?
It is a valid document whether or not you have sound mind
What is "durable"?
I must have this mental state when signing an Advance Directive
What is sound mind?
A document that asks a Trustee to secure my assets upon my death, then distribute them according to my instructions
What is a Trust?
Also known as a Medicare Advantage Plan, this is privatized Medicare coverage
What is Medicare Part C?
This person will be appointed if I do not sign a Durable Power of Attorney for Finances and lose the capacity to handle them myself
What is a Conservator?
What is a Court of Law?
Two physicians must determine this, unless the document states otherwise
What is the level incapacity to make healthcare decisions?
A document that must be administered through Probate Court
What is a Last Will and Testament?
Insurance coverage for doctor visits which all Americans are entitled to after age 65, and requires a small premium to be paid each month
What is Medicare Part B?
A document that must be administered through Probate Court
What is a Last Will and Testament
If I did not sign a Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare when I had sound mind, a person bearing this title will be chosen for me
What is a Guardian?
This number of people should witness the signing of an Advance Directive
What is two?
The designation used on a car title to designate the person who owns the car immediately upon my death
What is "Transfer on Death"?
You may only carry traditional Medicare (Parts A and B) OR this coverage, but not both
What is Medicare Part C, or an Advantage Plan?