Index of topics
Note: The bold page numbers have the most details.
End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 16–17, 21,
31, 42, 44, 51–52, 64, 70, 74, 98
Enroll
Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C) 63–64
Medicare drug coverage (Part D) 80–81
Extra Help (help paying Medicare drug
costs) 79, 81, 83, 88, 92–94, 96, 113, 120
Eyeglasses 41, 55, 75
Fecal occult blood tests 35–36
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
Program 89
Federally Qualified Health Center
services 41, 46
Flexible sigmoidoscopies 35–36
Flu shot 41, 50, 54
Foot care 42
Formulary 81, 85–86, 88, 99, 120
Fraud 86, 103, 105–106
General Enrollment Period 18, 23, 71, 80
Glaucoma screening 42
Health Insurance Marketplace® 18, 19, 20
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Plan 61, 64, 66
Health risk assessment 54
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) 20
Hearing aids 42, 55, 75
Hepatitis B shot 42, 50
Hepatitis C screening 43
HIV screenings 43
Home health care/services 9, 25–26, 29, 44,
100, 108
Home infusion therapy services &
supplies 40, 44
Hospice care 9, 25, 26–27, 61, 76, 87, 100,
108
HSA. Go to Health Savings Accounts
(HSAs).
Defibrillators 38
Dementia 35, 55, 70
Demonstrations/pilot programs 74, 120, 121
Dental care and dentures 10, 12, 55, 56, 62,
67, 75, 95
Department of Defense 113
Department of Health & Human Services.
Go to Office for Civil Rights.
Department of Veterans Affairs 84, 90, 114
Depression 32, 35, 38, 46, 55
Diabetes 34, 38–39, 42, 46, 70
Dialysis (kidney/renal dialysis) 16, 31, 44–45,
51, 65, 66, 98, 108
Disability 15–19, 21, 30, 54–56, 91, 96, 103,
124
Drug coverage (Part D) 79–90
Appeals 97–101
Coverage under Part A 26–29
Coverage under Part B 39–40
Join, switch, or drop 80–81
Medicare Advantage Plans 61–65
Drug plan
Costs 81–85
Enrollment 80–81
Types of plans 79
What's covered 85–88
Drugs (outpatient) 39–40
Dual eligibles (Medicare-Medicaid
plans) 70, 95
Durable medical equipment 9, 26, 29, 39,
40, 44
EKG/ECG 41, 51
Electronic handbook 14, 63
Electronic Health Records 111
Electronic Medicare Summary Notices
(eMSN) 59, 109
Electronic prescribing 112
Emergency department services 41
Employer group health plan coverage
Costs for Part A may be different 26
Drug coverage 80, 84, 88
How it works with Medicare 21
Medigap Open Enrollment 77