Author Question: Mary Smith is working full time and enrolled in Medicare Part A at age 65 . She decided not to ... (Read 65 times)

Haya94 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Mary Smith is working full time and enrolled in Medicare Part A at age 65 . She decided not to enroll in Medicare Part B at that time because her employer group health insurance coverage reimburses for physician and other outpatient encounters. Mary is eligible to enroll in Medicare Part B anytime during a(n) __________ enrollment period, which is a set time when individuals can sign up for Medicare Part B if they did not enroll when they applied for Medicare Part A.
a. beneficiary
b. general
c. initial
d. special

Question 2

Individuals who wait until they turn 65 to apply for Medicare will cause a delay in the start of Part B coverage, because they will have to wait until the next __________ enrollment period, which is held January 1 through March 31 of each year, with Part B coverage starting on July 1 of that year.
a. beneficiary
b. general
c. initial
d. special