Mr. mctaggert notes that a private fee-for-service (pffs) plan available in his area has an attractive premium. he wants to know what makes them different from an hmo or a ppo. what should you tell him
a. enrollees in a pffs plan can obtain care from any provider in the u. s. who accepts original medicare, as long as the provider has a reasonable opportunity to access the plan's terms and conditions and agrees to accept them.
b. if a pffs enrollee shows his/her card when obtaining services from a provider who participates in original medicare, then that provider is required to accept the plan's terms and conditions.
c. if offered, beneficiaries can select a stand-alone part d prescription drug plan (pdp) with an hmo or a ppo, but not with a pffs plan.
d. pffs plans are the same as medicare supplement plans and he may obtain care from any provider in the u. s.