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Insurance Exam Prep

Ran Chen, EA, CFP®

Insurance Exam Prep is a daily podcast designed to help future insurance professionals pass their licensing exams with clarity and confidence. Built and operated by OpenExamPrep, this podcast breaks down insurance licensing exams into focused, easy-to-digest episodes covering Life Insurance, Health Insurance, and Property & Casualty, across both the national portion and state-specific requirements. Each episode targets one key concept, common exam trap, or high-frequency test topic—making it

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03:56

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 29, Part D Exceptions Appeals...

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2026/09/14

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - How coverage determinations, formulary exceptions, and tiering exceptions function under Medicare Part D. - Why specialty tier medications are strictly excluded from

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03:58

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 28, Part D Late Enrollment...

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2026/09/13

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - A continuous gap of 63 days or longer without creditable drug coverage triggers the Medicare Part D late enrollment penalty. - Penalty calculations count only full

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03:55

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 27, Medicare Prescription...

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2026/09/12

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan spreads out-of-pocket Part D costs across remaining calendar months - Why the program changes payment timing without

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03:39

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 26, Extra Help and Low Income...

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2026/09/11

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - What Part D Extra Help is and how it reduces premiums, deductibles, copayments, and waives late enrollment penalties - How automatic deeming works for Dual

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04:08

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 25, Current Part D Benefit...

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2026/09/10

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - The current CMS standard Medicare Part D structure features three benefit phases (deductible, initial coverage, catastrophic coverage), completely eliminating the

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03:45

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 24, Part D Covered and...

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2026/09/09

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - How to determine whether a drug falls under Medicare Part A, Part B, or Part D - The specific categories of drugs statutorily excluded from basic Part D coverage -

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04:12

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 23, Formularies Tiers and...

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2026/09/08

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - How Medicare Part D plans structure formularies into drug tiers from Tier 1 generics to Tier 5 specialty drugs - Why cross-referencing both specific medications and

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04:00

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 22, PDP versus MA-PD Plan...

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2026/09/07

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How Original Medicare and Medigap beneficiaries pair with stand-alone PDPs for compliant Part D coverage. - Why enrolling in a stand-alone PDP while in a standard

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03:27

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 21, Part D Eligibility and...

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2026/09/06

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - Key differences in eligibility requirements for stand-alone PDPs versus MA-PD plans - The concept of creditable drug coverage and how it prevents late enrollment

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04:12

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 20, Medicare Advantage...

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2026/09/05

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to identify and select the valid Medicare Advantage election period before analyzing plan features. - The differences between ICEP, AEP, and MA OEP rules and

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03:47

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 19, Organization...

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2026/09/04

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - The exact criteria that distinguish an organization determination, an appeal, and a grievance on the AHIP exam. - How to evaluate standard versus expedited pathways

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03:34

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 18, Star Ratings and Medicare...

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2026/09/03

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - How CMS Star Ratings evaluate Medicare Advantage and Part D plans on a 1-to-5 star scale across key performance categories. - Why Star Ratings reflect aggregate past

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04:03

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 17, MA Benefits Networks...

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2026/09/02

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - How network rules differ across HMO, HMO-POS, PPO, and PFFS Medicare Advantage plan models. - Why prior authorization can never be required for emergency or urgently

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03:59

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 16, D-SNPs and Medicaid...

Insurance Exam Prep ·

2026/09/01

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - How Medicare operates as the primary payer while Medicaid acts as the secondary payer of last resort in D-SNP benefit coordination. - The distinction between Full

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03:55

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 15, Special Needs Plans D-SNP...

Insurance Exam Prep ·

2026/08/31

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - Key differences in target populations and eligibility for D-SNP, C-SNP, and I-SNP. - Why qualification for one SNP type never automatically establishes eligibility

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04:06

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 14, PFFS and Medicare Savings...

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2026/08/30

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) provider terms and conditions work on a visit-by-visit basis - Network variations in PFFS plans including full, partial, and

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03:54

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 13, Medicare Advantage PPO Rules

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2026/08/29

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - Out-of-network providers are not obligated to treat PPO members for non-emergency or non-urgent care. - PPO plans do not require primary care physician selection or

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03:51

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 12, Medicare Advantage HMO Rules

Insurance Exam Prep ·

2026/08/28

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - Primary care physician (PCP) gatekeeping and referral requirements in Medicare Advantage HMOs. - Clear distinctions between non-covered routine out-of-network care

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04:00

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 11, Medicare Advantage...

Insurance Exam Prep ·

2026/08/27

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - Enrollees must have active Medicare Part A and Part B and continue paying Part B premiums. - Beneficiaries must maintain a primary residence in the plan's geographic

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03:59

AHIP Medicare Exam Prep 10, Solving Medicare Basics...

Insurance Exam Prep ·

2026/08/26

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.In this episode you will learn: - How to apply a five-step framework to solve complex Medicare scenario questions on the AHIP exam. - Primary versus secondary payer rules for active employer coverage

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