MEDICARE JEOPARDY

Medicare Part A

100

What is Medicare Part A known as?

What is Hospital Insurance

200

What is the Medicare Part A deductible

$1736

300

How many units of Blood are covered under Part A when a beneficiary is an inpatient in a hospital?

3 units

400

How many hours are bundled with the inpatient claim for any outpatient diagnostic services?

72 hours

500

When is Ambulance transportation covered under Part A?

if an inpatient at a hospital must be transferred to another facility for specialized care but remains an inpatient at the original hospital

Mediare Part B

100

What is the Annual deductible for 2026?

What is $283

200

What is the Part B monthly Premium?

$202.90

300

How often does Medicare pay for an abdominal aortic aneurysm screening?

Medicare covers one-time abdominal aortic aneurysm screening ultrasound as a preventive service if you’re at risk. 

400

When does Medicare not pay for Ground Ambulance Transportation?

Person with Medicare is pronounced dead before the ambulance is called

500

What is the amount Medicare Part B normally pays for a Medicare approved service.

80%

Denial Reason

100

What is Benefits Exhausted?

All inpatient days have been used

200

What does same or similar mean?

the beneficiary owns same or similar equipment

300

What is an Entitlement Issue?

Beneficiary records show that they were not enrolled in Medicare when you received the service.

400

What is frequency of Services?

Medicare limits the quantity and frequency of payment for this type of service

500

What is Late filing?

The claim was denied because it was filed after Medicare’s allowed time limit

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans

100

Late Enrollment Penalty

What is the extra amount an individual has to pay if they did not enroll into a Part D plan when they first became eligible

200

Annual Plan Deductible

What is the amount that an individual must pay before their Part D plan starts paying on the medication

300

When do you go into the catastrophic amount for 2026?

Once you have met the maximum out-of-pocket amount during the initial coverage phase, which is $2100.

400

What is included in True Out of Pocket cost?

• Coinsurance, copayments, and annual deductibles if you have one,
• Some costs associated with supplemental benefits, and
• The discounts you get when you use a discount card or other pharmacy discounts during the deductible period or initial coverage phase. Send your receipt to your drug plan, and your plan will count the amount you paid toward your true out-of-pocket costs.

500

October 15-Dec 7

Medicare OEP

Any Thing Goes

100

What NFL team has won the most superbowls?

New England Patriots 

200

What soccer football team has won the most world cups

Brazil 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002. 

300

What is the largest body of water on Earth?

The Pacific Ocean covers about 63.8 million square miles

400

What is the largest state in the United States?

Alaska is the biggest state in the USA by total area (665,384 square miles)

500

What is the national animal for norway

Moose