AHM-520 Exam Dumps : Health Plan Finance and Risk Management

The Marble Health Plan sets aside a PMPM amount for each specialty.

When a PCP in Marble's provider network refers a Marble plan member to a specialist and the specialist provides medical services to the member, the specialist begins to receive a share of those funds on a monthly basis. Marble determines the monthly payment for each specialist by dividing the number of active patients for that specialty by the total specialty pool for that month.

This form of payment, which is similar to a case rate, is known as

The following statements are about the financial risks for health plans in Medicare and Medicaid markets. Three of these statements are true, and one statement is false. Select the answer choice containing the FALSE statement.

A stop-loss contract may provide that claims are settled using a paid claims method or an incurred claims method. The Concord Company provides health coverage to its employees through a self-funded health plan. On March 17, a Concord employee who is enrolled in this plan underwent surgery, and the surgery was sufficiently expensive to trigger Concord's specific stop-loss coverage. On April 10, Concord paid the medical expenses associated with the surgery. The term of the stop-loss contract ended on April 1. This information indicates that the stop-loss carrier is responsible for paying a portion of the cost of the surgery under