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2024 Dual & Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans (D-SNPC-SNP) Assessment.Dual Special Needs Plans (D-SNP) are defined as: - correct answer Medicare Advantage Plans uniquely designed for consumers enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. Meredith, a D-SNP member, loses Medicaid eligibility. What impact does this have on her D-SNP enrollment? - correct answer She will enter a grace period during which she is responsible for plan cost sharing, and she will be disenrolled at the end of the grace ...

An elderly patient has presented to the clinic with a new diagnosis of osteoarthritis. The patients daughter is accompanying him and you have explained why the incidence of chronic diseases tends to increase with age. What rationale for this phenomenon should you describe? A) With age, biologic changes reduce the efficiency of body systems. B) Older adults often have less support and care from their family, resulting in illness. C) There is an increased morbidity of peers in this age group, a...

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The three types of Special Needs Plans are: - Dual, Chronic Condition and Institutional/InstitutionalEquivalent. When does the Special Election Period for Dual/LIS Change in Status begin for DSNP members that lose Medicaid eligibility? - The month after they are notified by the plan of the loss of Medicaid eligibility A DSNP might be in the best interest of which of these consumers? - Joe, whose low income qualifies him for full Medicaid coverage Which program is available to support the un...

Adult Chronic Exam 2 Office Hours, Answered-Bolded answer = said in office hours Yellow highlight = getting more detail Cirrhosis- 7 questions ● What is the best confirmatory test to diagnose cirrhosis? ○ Liver biopsy is the gold standard ● What are physical exam findings for hepatic encephalopathy? ○ Hepatic encephalopathy is the neuropsychiatric manifestation of liver disease w neurotoxic effects of pneumonia that can result in ■ asterixis - flapping tremors ■ A...

NURS 280 Chronic and Pal Care Exam 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed An elderly patient is diagnosed with osteoarthritis and is accompanied by his daughter to the clinic. You've explained the reason for the higher incidence of chronic diseases in older adults. What reason should you provide? A) Aging causes biological changes that reduce the efficiency of body systems. B) Older adults often lack family support, leading to illness. C) Increased illness among peers in this age group...

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Pathophysiology -- Cirrhosis - Inflammation of the liver results in necrosis and scarring. Necrosis results in alteration in function, then liver failure, then hepatic encephalopathy, then hepatic coma, and can eventually lead to death. Scarring of the liver leads to vascular obstruction which results in portal hypertension. Destruction of hepatocytes and replacement with scar tissue. Most Common Causes -- Cirrhosis - Chronic HCV, NASH, Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease Early and Late...

BEHS 380 End of Life & Stress, Chronic Pain Quiz 1, Answered-The nurse is caring for a dying client and the family. The male client is Muslim. Which intervention should the female nurse implement at the time of death? 1. Allow the wife to stay in the room during postmortem care. 2. Call the client's Imam to perform last rites when the client dies. 3. Place incense around the bed, but do not allow anyone to light it. 4. Do not touch the body, and have the male family members perform care. ...