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100

Name 3 services that can be covered under your health insurance plan 

  • Doctor visits
  • Medical supplies
  • Hospital visits
  • Lab tests and X-rays
  • Behavioral health care
  • Therapies
  • Prescriptions
100

What is one way to practice preventative care? 

  • Regular & consistent medical visits

  • Screenings and testing

  • Eating healthy and exercising

  • Recommended Vaccinations

  • Interventions: stop use of drugs or alcohol, smoking, basic health assessments for emotional and mental well-being, stress management

100

What should you do if you are prescribed a medication that makes you feel sick? 

Talk to your doctor!

100

What can you do if you do not have transportation to an appointment?

-Call the number on your Medicaid card to schedule non-emergency Medicaid transportation

-Ask a friend

-Ask your case manager at World Relief

-Take the bus

200

Name one reason health insurance is important

  • It lowers the direct cost of medical services, even if you are a healthy person, in an emergency, your cost will be less than if you are uninsured. 
  • It provides a sense of security and decreases stress regarding financial cost of medical services if an emergency medical incident occurs.
  • Most providers assist in preventative methods which keeps you from needing health services consistently.
  • Increases quality of life experience.
  • You do not pay a fine on your taxes. 
200

What are two documents you need to bring to all medical appointments?

ID Card, insurance card

200

What is one thing you can do to help yourself remember to take medication?

Set an alarm on your phone, create a schedule, leave your medications out where you will see them, set a daily routine, etc. 

200

Who can you call if you are wrongfully denied Medicaid?

Legal Aid (or World Relief) 

300

Who should you contact if you have an issue with your Medicaid card?

The customer service line on your card or ask someone at World Relief for help!
300

What is an appropriate reason to go to urgent care?

  • When you can't get in to see your PCP, but it is NOT an emergency

  • Cold, flu, stomachache, urinary tract infection, sinus infection, etc. 

  • Physicals and drug testing for employment purposes and CDL licensing

  • Vaccinations for school or general need

  • Immigration Physicals

  • COVID testing site

  • STD testing

300

True or False: You can share your OTC medications with friends.

True! You can share your non-prescriptions medicines with anyone, but be sure you share the label as well so your friend knows exactly what they are taking 

300

Name all the information you need when you call Medicaid to schedule transportation

-Name

-Date of birth

-Appointment office location

-Appointment office phone number

-Medicaid member ID number


400

What is one way you can get insurance once you are ineligible for Medicaid? 

Affordable Care Act Plan (Marketplace), Employer based plans, Orange Card

400

What is the difference between a PCP and Specialist?

PCP

  • A doctor that you see regularly for preventative care, or when you are sick for basic needs
  • Provides annual physical and blood tests
  • Colds, coughs, flu, COVID, stomach virus
  • You must see a primary care physician for your medical need before seeing a specialist

Specialist

  • Specializes in a specific medical need
  • Examples: OB/GYN, Chiropractor, Physical Therapist, Gastrointestinal, Cardiologist
  • Typically need a referral from your PCP
  • Seeing a specialist typically means you have a concern that goes beyond the basic illnesses a PCP can cover
400

There are many questions you could ask your doctor about taking medication. Name one question you should ask!

Is it okay if I take this medicine along with my vitamins? Will this medicine make me drowsy?

400

What does HIPPA (Health Information Protection and Portability Act) mean?

Ensures security of patient health information and requires reasonable safeguards to be implemented to protect PHI against impermissible uses and disclosures.
 

500

What are the three ways you can renew your Medicaid (if eligiable)?

1. Over the phone with DSS

2. In person at DSS

3. Through the online portal

500

Name 2 ways to schedule a doctor's appointment.

-Call the office 

-Use your online portal

500

Name one over the counter medication.

Tylenol, Nyquil, etc.

500

Name one difference between Social Security Income and Social Security Disability Income.

SSI: Age 65+ OR blindness OR disability and limited income

SSDI: Disability, younger than retirement age, work credit number