The exact numbers agents search for before exam day: question count, time limit, and the score you actually need.
Quick answer: The AHIP final exam has 50 questions, a 2-hour time limit, and requires a 90% score to pass — that's 45 of 50 correct, or no more than 5 wrong. It is closed-book, and AHIP's FAQ publishes no fixed attempt cap.
The AHIP final exam has 50 questions, randomly selected from all 5 training modules. You have a 2-hour time limit to complete it — about 2.4 minutes per question if you used every minute. The exam auto-submits automatically once the 2-hour mark hits; that's the only auto-submit built into the process.
You need 90% to pass — that means 45 out of 50 questions correct, or no more than 5 wrong. There's no partial credit and no curve; it's a straight percentage.
No. AHIP's own FAQ states it plainly: “The AHIP Medicare Final Exam is not an open book exam.” You can't have your module notes or training materials open while you test — which is why drilling the unlimited-submission module Review Questions until the material is automatic matters more than building a lookup reference.
AHIP's FAQ doesn't publish a fixed number of attempts. What it does specify is what counts as one: an exam you self-submit, or one that hits the 2-hour auto-submit. If you close the window or lose your connection before submitting, that session isn't counted — it just voids your in-progress answers, so you restart from the beginning. See our full retake policy breakdown for what that means and how carriers handle repeated failures.
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50 questions, with a 2-hour time limit to complete the final exam.
90% — you must answer at least 45 of the 50 questions correctly (no more than 5 wrong).
No. AHIP's FAQ states plainly that the final exam “is not an open book exam” — you can't reference training materials or notes while you test. Drill the module Review Questions (unlimited submissions, with feedback) instead of building a lookup reference.
AHIP's FAQ doesn't publish a fixed attempt cap. What matters is what counts as an attempt: only exams you self-submit or that hit the 2-hour auto-submit count; a closed or abandoned window doesn't. Some carriers set their own cutoff for repeated failures, independent of AHIP's own policy.
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