1. History of Medicare
2. Medicare Timeline
3. Who is Eligible?
4. The Different Parts of Medicare
1. Part A
2. Part B
3. Part C
4. Part D
5. Medicare Plan Choices
1. Original Medicare (Parts A, B and C)
2. Medicare Advantage Plans (Parts C and D)
3. Other Plans
6. What's New in 2010?

Unit Two - Medicare Part A - Inpatient Hospital Care

1. Medicare Part A - Covered Services and Items
2. Medicare Part A - Services and Items Not Covered
3. Medicare Part A - Participant Costs
1. Cost for Covered Services and Items
4. When to Sign Up for Part A

Unit Three - Medicare Part B - Doctor's Services and Outpatient

1. Medicare Part B - Covered Services and Items
1. Services must be Medically Necessary or Preventative
2. Medicare Part B - Services and Items Not Covered
3. Medicare Part B - Participant Costs
1. Cost for Covered Services and Items
4. When to Sign up for Part B
5. Quiz Two - Midterm Review

Unit Four - Medicare Part C

1. Medicare Advantage Plans
1. PPO
2. HMO
3. Fee-for-Service
4. Special Needs
5. Medical Savings Accounts
2. How Medicare Advantage Plans Work
3. Medicare Advantage Plans - Participant Costs
4. When to Join a Medicare Advantage Plan

Quiz One - Units 1-4 - For Grade

Unit Five - Medicare Part D - Prescription Drug Coverage

1. Medicare Part D - Background
2. Medicare Part D - Premiums
3. Medicare Part D - Co-pays, Deductibles and Coinsurance
4. Medicare Part D - Coverage Gap "Donut Hole"
5. Examples of How the Prescription Drug Plan Works
6. When to Join the Prescription Drug Plan
1. Newly Eligible
2. Open Enrollment
3. Late Enrollment - Penalty
7. Drug Tiers and Formulary

Unit Six - Medigap Policies (Medicare Supplements)

1. Medigap Policies (Medicare Supplements)
2. Gaps in the Original Medicare Policy
3. Plans Available
1. Plans A-J
2. 2 New Plans
3. Comparison of the Plans
4. When to Purchase a Medicare Supplement

Unit Seven - Help for Medicare Participants

1. Financial Assistance
2. Medicare Rights
3. Identity Theft
4. Medicare Omsbudsman

Unit Eight - Medicare Terms Glossary

Medicare Terms Quiz

Unit Nine - Marketing Guidlines

Unit Ten - Medicare Fraud

Unit Eleven - Unauthorized Entities Statement

Unit Twelve - Final Exam Review

Resources

• www.medicare.gov
• www.cms.hhs.gov
• www.medicare.org
• www.ssa.gov
• www.aarp.org
• www.kff.org/medicare
• www.oig.hhs.gov
• www.stopmedicarefraud.gov
• 2008 Choosing a Medicare Policy: A Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare (CMS and NAIC)
• Medicare and You 2010; Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services