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AHIP AHM-530 Online Access

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Network Management Questions and Answers

Question 5

The provider contract that Dr. Laura Cartier has with the Sailboat health plan includes a section known as the recitals. Dr. Cartier's contract includes the following statements:

Options:

A.

A statement that identifies the purpose of the contract

B.

A statement that defines in legal terms the parties to the contract

C.

A statement that identifies the Sailboat products to be covered by the contract

Of these statements, the ones that are likely to be included in the recitals section of Dr. Cartier's contract are statements:

D.

A, B, and C

E.

A and B only

F.

A and C only

G.

B and C only

Question 6

The Bruin Health Plan is a Social Health Maintenance Organization (SHMO). As an SHMO, Bruin:

Options:

A.

Must provide Medicare participants with standard HMO benefits, as well as with limited long-term care benefits

B.

Does not need as great a variety of provider types or as complex a reimbursement method as does a traditional HMO

C.

Receives a payment that is based on reasonable costs and reasonable charges

D.

Most likely provides fewer supportive services than does a traditional HMO, because one of Bruin's goals is to minimize the use of community-based care

Question 7

The Pine Health Plan has incorporated pharmacy benefits management into its operations to form a unified benefit. Potential advantages that Pine can receive from this action include:

Options:

A.

the fact that unified benefits improve the quality of patient care and the value of pharmacy services to Pine's plan members

B.

the fact that control over the formulary and network contracting can give Pine control over patient access to prescription drugs and to pharmacies

C.

the fact that managing pharmacy benefits in-house gives Pine a better chance to meet customer needs by integrating pharmacy services into the plan's total benefits package

D.

all of the above

Question 8

Prior to the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997, payment for Medicare-covered primary and acute care services was based on the adjusted average per capita cost (AAPCC). The AAPCC is defined as the

Options:

A.

average cost of services delivered to all patients living in a specified geographic region

B.

actuarial value of the deductible and coinsurance amounts for basic Medicare-covered benefits

C.

fee-for-service amount that the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) would pay for a Medicare beneficiary, adjusted for age, sex, and institutional status

D.

average fixed monthly fee paid by all Medicare enrollees in a specified geographic region

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