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

GAAP is established and promoted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), whereas SAP is established and promoted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

The going-concern concept is an underlying premise of GAAP, whereas SAP tends to focus on the liquidation value of the MCO or the insurer

GAAP provides for a single method of valuing all of a health plan’s assets, whereas SAP offers the health plan more than one method for valuing its assets

The principle of conservatism is fundamental to GAAP, whereas SAP generally is not conservative in nature

A fair procedure law

A direct access law

An any willing provider law

A due process law

Cash receipt, but not cash disbursement, is an important component of cash-basis accounting

Most companies use a pure cash-basis accounting system

Cash-basis accounting records revenue according to the realization principle and expenses according to the matching principle

Health insurance companies and health plans that fall under the jurisdiction of state insurance commissioners must report some items on a cash basis for statutory reporting purposes