Training Modules (PowerPoints)
Tools
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Drug Coverage under Different Parts of Medicare
This tip sheet provides an overview of drug coverage under Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance), Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance), Medicare Advantage Plans with prescription drug coverage, and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans.
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Medicare and the Marketplace
This presentation focuses on the Health Insurance Marketplace® (sometimes called the “Marketplace” or “Exchange,”) and what people with Medicare need to know.
HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE is a registered service mark of HHS.
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Medicare Open Enrollment: Media Campaign
Learn about key messages and Open Enrollment outreach and education.
Language: English
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Medicare Open Enrollment: What Medicare tools can help me?
Learn about MyMedicare, eMedicare, audience segmentation and the new Medicare Plan Finder for OEP.
Language: English
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Medicare Open Enrollment: What should I know about Medicare fraud?
Learn fraud awareness tips to prepare for Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP).
Language: English
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Medicare Open Enrollment: Getting Ready for Coverage in 2020
Discusses the Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP) and provide information about program changes and updates that partners can use to help people with Medicare make coverage decisions for the following year.
Language: English
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Medicare Open Enrollment: 1800Medicare
Explains 1-800-MEDICARE’s call center, alternate channels for reaching the call center, and general tips to remember for open enrollment.
Language: English
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Job Aid: 2020 Medicare Appeals Processes
Compares the 2020 appeals process for Medicare Parts A, B, C and D, including the levels of appeal with corresponding timeframes.
Language: English
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Job Aid: 2020 Medicare Appeals Processes (Spanish)
Compares the 2020 appeals process for Medicare Parts A, B, C and D, including the levels of appeal with corresponding timeframes.
Language: Spanish
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Tax-Favored Programs and Medicare Health Care Costs
Explains the various programs designed to give individuals tax advantages to offset health care costs, and how these programs impact people with Medicare.
Language: English
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Job Aid: 2020 Medicare Amounts
Summarizes the 2020 Medicare cost amounts for Part A (Hospital Insurance), Part B (Medical Insurance), and Part D (Prescription Drug Coverage).
Language: English
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Job Aid: 2020 Medicare Amounts (in other languages)
Summarizes the 2020 Medicare cost amounts for Part A (Hospital Insurance), Part B (Medical Insurance), and Part D (Prescription Drug Coverage).
Language: Multiple
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Job Aid: Web Resources
Tips for resources that are found on CMS’s and other government websites.
Language: English
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Job Aid: Medicare Card
Shows a sample of the Medicare card.
Language: English
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Job Aid: 2020 Medicare Savings Program (MSP)
An overview of Medicare Savings Programs (MSP). Includes monthly income limits and the Medicare costs covered.
Language: English
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Job Aid: 2019/2020 Standard Drug Benefit
The 2019-2020 Medicare standard drug benefit amounts, including benefit parameters and Extra Help co-payments.
Language: English
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Learning Activity: Medicare Wuzzles
Includes a series of Medicare brainteaser puzzles that may be used during training.
Language: English
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Learning Activity: Medicare Alphabet Soup
An interactive activity that can be used during Medicare training. Participant sheet and answer sheet included.
Language: English
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Learning Activity: Medicare Board Game
An interactive game that can be used to review Medicare information during training. Leader guide, game board, and question cards available for download.
Language: English
Videos
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This video shows you how to navigate the CMS National Training Program's (NTP) new website. It will show you how to locate program-related training sessions and resources on topics such as Medicare and Medicaid, and walks you through the steps of enrolling in and taking a course.
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Provides a basic overview of the Medicare Program—Part A, Part B, Medigap Policies, Part C, Part D, the Federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace, and Medicaid.
Language: English
Explica los aspectos básicos del programa de Medicare—Parte A, Parte B, Medigap, planes MA, Parte D, Mercado de Seguros Médicos®.
Language: Spanish
Explains the rights and protections afforded to someone enrolled in Original Medicare, a Medicare Advantage Plan, another Medicare health plan, or a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.
Language: English & Spanish
El módulo “Derechos y Protecciones de Medicare” explica los derechos, las protecciones y los procesos de apelaciones para personas inscriptas en Medicare.
Language: Spanish
Provides insight on how Medigap policies work with Medicare, what the policies cover and how they are structured, and when to buy a Medigap policy.
Language: English & Spanish
Explains the rules that govern the payers‘ responsibility when people have Medicare and certain other types of health and/or prescription drug coverage.
Language: English
Explains the Medicare Program for people with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), like eligibility and enrollment, coverage, and health plan options. Also provides additional sources of information.
Language: English & Spanish
Este módulo de capacitación explica la cobertura de Medicare para personas con enfermedad renal en etapa final (end-stage renal disease, ESRD).
Language: Spanish
Provides basic information about Medicare prescription drug coverage, benefits and costs, eligibility and enrollment, extra help, comparing and choosing plans, and coverage determinations and appeals.
Language: English
Explains Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse prevention, detection, reporting, and recovery.
Language: English
Este Módulo explica la prevención de fraudes, derroches y abusos contra Medicare y Medicaid.
Language: Spanish
Provides a comprehensive overview of Medicare Advantage Plans. It also includes a detailed lesson on marketing guidelines and the ways health plans may or may not market their plans.
Language: English
Explica las opciones del plan de salud de Medicare a diferencia de Medicare Original.
Language: Spanish
Provides an overview of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program's (CHIP), eligibility, benefits, and administration. Also includes state help information for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees.
Language: English
Provides an overview of eligibility and enrollment for Social Security programs and Medicare; and summarizes and explains options for people with disabilities and/or limited income and resources.
Language: English
En este módulo de capacitación, se explican Medicare y otros programas para personas con incapacidades.
Language: Spanish
This toolkit includes PowerPoint presentations and related materials to help those who assist people with Medicare make informed decisions about their 2020 health care coverage.