About the Course
The goal for this course is to help you understand Medicare benefits, limitations, and financial implications to consider Medicare insurance and/or savings programs as possible resources to help people you serve and support therapeutic relationships. When we know a little bit about how something functions, we can better relate to the experiences of others who are trying to navigate the same.
Take the Course to
Enhance Therapeutic Relationships.
Refer people to appropriate resources.
Assist people with navigating complex systems.
Topics Reviewed
The parts of Medicare, benefits, and member costs.
Eligibility criteria, enrollment periods, and penalties.
State savings programs and federal subsidies.
Medicare with other insurance and ongoing resources.
Course Requirements
The course is self-paced. You can complete as little or much of the course in one sitting as you’d like.
You will receive a certificate of completion via email from the instructor after completion of: 1. the course, 2. all quizzes with passing grade of 75% or better, 3. course evaluation. You may repeat a quiz if needed to achieve a passing score.
Information about navigating courses in Teachable can be found here, along with other topics: https://support.teachable.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001532172-Student-Guides
Course Objectives:
Identify
the parts of Medicare, benefits, and costs to realize the impact of coverage gaps and costs on members.
Interpret
eligibility criteria and enrollment periods to educate people about application timelines and avoiding late enrollment penalties.
Distinguish
eligibility requirements for financial assistance to help people access support to increase financial stability.
Course Overview: 4 Sections with
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Introduction
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Section 1: Parts of Medicare, Benefits, Costs
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Section 2: Medicare Eligibility, Enrollment Periods, Late Enrollment Penalties
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- Medicare Eligibility
- Enrollment Periods (with video)
- Initial Enrollment Period (with video)
- Special Enrollment Period
- General Enrollment Period
- Late Enrollment Penalties
- Part A Late Enrollment Penalty
- Part B Late Enrollment Penalty (with video)
- Part D Late Enrollment Penalty (with video)
- Open Enrollment
- Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment
- Section 2 Quiz Questions
Section 3: Medicare Savings Programs and Subsidies
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- Medicare Savings Programs (MSP)
- QMB- Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
- SLMB- Specified Limited Medicare Beneficiary
- QI-1- Qualified Individual
- QDWI- Qualified Disabled Working Individual
- MSP Resources- Brochure and How to Apply
- Part D Extra Help or Low Income Subsidy (LIS)
- Full Extra Help
- Partial Extra Help
- Extra Help and How to Apply
- Section 3 Quiz Questions
Section 4: Medicare & Other Insurance and General Resources
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Course Evaluation
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