Medicare would be responsible for: (Select all that apply.)
a. a hospital stay following a total knee replacement for a 70-year-old client.
b. nursing home cost for a 67-year-old adult receiving hemodialysis.
c. rehabilitation care costs for a 24-year-old client with a broken femur resulting from a fall at work.
d. prescription cost for a young mother who meets eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).
e. home health services to administer heparin to a 27-year-old truck driver following a thrombus.
ANS: A, B
Correct:
a. Medicare coverage is based on age and Part A covers inpatient hospital services.
b. Medicare eligibility is based on age and disability with hemodialysis resulting from chronic renal failure classified as a disability.
Incorrect:
c. The client does not meet the age or disability eligibility.
d. Medicaid covers families with children meeting AFDC income eligibility.
e. The client does not meet the age or employment status eligibility.
DIF: Application REF: p. 110
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