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Note: The bold page numbers have the most details.
Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs 95
Physical therapy services 48
Physician assistant 39, 41, 46, 48, 53
Pilot/demonstration programs 74, 95, 120,
121
Pneumococcal shots 48, 50, 54
Preventive services 9, 14, 29–33, 35–39,
41–43, 45–50, 54–55, 90, 108–109, 122
Primary care doctor 31, 33, 43, 47, 50, 57,
66–70, 111, 122
Principal care management services 49
Privacy notice 103–104
Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) Plan 61, 64,
69, 121
Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly
(PACE) 74, 95, 121
Prostate cancer screenings (PSA test) 49
Prosthetic/orthotic items 49
Puerto Rico 15, 16, 53, 92, 93, 96
Pulmonary rehabilitation programs 49
Q
Quality of care 108, 110–113
R
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) 15–16, 20,
23–24, 59, 82, 114
Referral
Definition 122
Medicare Advantage Plans 11, 62, 66–70
Original Medicare 11, 57, 63
Part B-covered services 30–54
Religious non-medical health care
institution 28
Replacement Medicare card 107, 113
Respite care 27
Retiree health insurance (coverage) 18, 19,
21–22, 26, 29, 57–58, 64, 88, 90
RRB. Go toRailroad Retirement Board.
Rural emergency hospital 31
Rural Health Clinic 46, 49
N
Notices 28, 59, 62–63, 69, 81, 86, 91, 97,
99–101, 103–105, 109, 111, 124
Annual Notice of Change 63, 69, 81
Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice
(also called “MOON”) 28
Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) 59, 91,
99, 101, 103, 105, 109
Nondiscrimination Notice 124
Notice of Privacy Practices 103–104
Nurse practitioner 39, 41, 44, 46, 48, 53
Nursing home 26, 56, 70, 74–75, 93, 95, 108,
110
Nutrition therapy services. Go toMedical
nutrition therapy.
O
Observation 28
Occupational therapy services 44, 47
Office for Civil Rights 104, 124
Office of Personnel Management 24, 89, 114
Open Enrollment 13, 71–72, 77–78, 80, 84
Opioid use disorder treatment 27, 40, 47,
54, 86–87
OPM. Go toOffice of Personnel
Management.
Opt-out (doctors) 56, 60
Original Medicare 57–60
Orthotic items 49
Outpatient hospital services 48
Oxygen 40
P
PACE. Go toProgram of All-inclusive Care
for the Elderly.
Payment options (premium) 23–24
Pelvic exam 33
Penalty (late enrollment)
Part A (Hospital Insurance) 17, 18, 22
Part B (Medical Insurance) 15–16, 17, 18, 23
Part D (Medicare drug coverage) 64, 79,
81, 82, 83–85, 89, 93, 94