PICS & BICS
RATES
INTRODUCTION
PHUS
MBR
100

Who gets 100% of Life Rates

What is HA or A

100

What % of life rates do I get (B2)

What is 50%

100

In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt proposed an idea known as

What is Social Insurance

100
What does PHUS stand for?

What is Payment History Update System

100

What is an MBR Stand for?

Master Beneficiary Record

200

Minor Under age 18

What is a Child

200

What % of Death rates do I receive? (HA)

What is 0%. They are deceased!

200

What are the 5 areas within SSA framework:

What is

*Headquarters

*Regional offices (ROs)

*Field Offices (FOs)

*Teleservice Centers (TSCs)

*Processing Centers (PCs)

200

What does ETD equal?

What is the month payment is or would have been received

200

What is the definition of MBR?

What is an electronic record that contains information about a NH’s Social Security benefits, as well as any benefits paid to auxiliaries or survivors

300

Age 18-19

What is a Student
300

What is the Formula for the AB of Survivors Benefits?

What is AB= Fmax /#Aux's

300

How many payment centers are there?

What is 8 PC's

300

What is the general policy for PHUS?

What is SM00545.000.

300

What is contained in the INSURED Data Line?

What is Contains information about claims filed on the record; the 30 most recent occurrences will be displayed

400

Child of NH at time of death, Eligible for one time payment.

What is BIC G1-G9

400

What is the MBA?

What is Monthly Benefit Amount/Maximum amount of benefits payable to AUX’s

400

What are the 4 parts of Medicare?

What is

*Part A or HI - hospital insurance

*Part B or SMI - supplemental medical insurance

*Part C Medicare Advantage program

*Part D - voluntary prescription drug program

400

What are 2 basic payment events?

014 Recurring Payment (RECUR PMT)

044 Recurring Current Month Accrual Check (RCMA)

043 Post-Entitlement Current Month Accrual Check (PCMA)

042 Prior Month Accrual Check (PMA)

057 District Office Payment (DO PAYMENT)

010 Duplicate Check (DUP CHECK)

041 Lump Sum Death Payment (LSDP

400

What does NIF mean

What is NOT IN FILE

500

A person who is entitled to Medicare benefits only?

What is M/T

500

What is the policy for MAXIMUM (MAX) FMAX?

What is RS 00615.730

500

Why are BA's Important?

We maintain the integrity of the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR)

“We get the right check in the right amount to the right person at the right time”

500

What do we use When it becomes necessary to change or correct the PHUS record?

What is SSA 1257

500

What is the policy for DED/ADD lines?

What is SM 00510.584

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