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Network Management Questions and Answers

Question 25

One reason that an health plan would want to use the actual acquisition cost (AAC) pricing system to calculate its drug costs is that, of the systems commonly used to calculate drug costs, the AAC system

Options:

A.

Provides the lowest level of cost for the health plan

B.

Most closely represents what pharmacies are actually charged for prescription drugs

C.

Offers the best control over multiple-source pharmaceutical products

D.

Is the least expensive pricing system for the health plan to implement

Question 26

Dr. Eve Barlow is a specialist in the Amity Health Plan’s provider network. Dr. Barlow’s provider contract with Amity contains a typical most-favored-nation arrangement. The purpose of this arrangement is to

Options:

A.

Require Dr. Barlow and Amity to use arbitration to resolve any disputes regarding the contract

B.

Specify that the contract is to be governed by the laws of the state in which Amity has its headquarters

C.

Require Dr. Barlow to charge Amity her lowest rate for a medical service she has provided to an Amity plan member, even if the rate is lower than the price negotiated in the contract

D.

State that the contract creates an employment or agency relationship, rather than an independent contractor relationship, between Dr. Barlow and Amity

Question 27

The method that the Autumn Health Plan uses for reimbursing dermatologists in its provider network involves paying them out of a fixed pool of funds that is actuarially determined for this specialty. The amount of funds that Autumn allocates to dermatologists is based on utilization and costs of services for that discipline.

Under this reimbursement method, a dermatologist who is under contract to Autumn accumulates one point for each new referral made to the specialist by Autumn’s PCPs. If the referral is classified as complicated, then the dermatologist receives 1.5 points. The value of Autumn’s dermatology services fund for the first quarter was $15,000. During the quarter, Autumn’s PCPs made 90 referrals, and 20 of these referrals were classified as complicated.

Autumn’s method of reimbursing specialty providers can best be described as a

Options:

A.

Disease-specific arrangement

B.

Contact capitation arrangement

C.

Risk adjustment arrangement

D.

Withhold arrangement

Question 28

The Festival Health Plan is in the process of recruiting physicians for its provider network. Festival requires its network physicians to be board certified. The following individuals are provider applicants whose qualifications are being considered:

Applicant 1 has completed his surgical residency, and he recently passed a qualifying examination in his field.

Applicant 2 has completed her residency in dermatology, and she is scheduled to take qualifying examinations in the next Six months.

Applicant 3 completed his residency in pediatric medicine six years ago, but he has not yet passed a qualifying examination in his field.

With regard to these applicants, it can correctly be stated that only

Options:

A.

Applicants 1 and 2 are board certified

B.

Applicants 2 and 3 are board certified

C.

Applicant 1 is board certified

D.

Applicant 3 is board certified

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