Exam 2 Quizzes Flashcards
The largest employer-sponsered health program in the United States is
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
T or F? A carve out may be used by an employer to omit a specific plan benefit that is usually covered by a health plan
Correct Answer is True
T or F? Elective surgery is not reimbursed because it is not medically necessary
Correct Answer is False
T or F? Claims for private payers are sent first to patients who then send them to the employer.
Correct Answer is False
T or F? If the participation contract states that copayments apply; the payer subtrats the patient’s copayment from the providers’s reimbursement
Correct Answer is True
Undera a capitated HMO plan the physician practice receives
a monthly enrollment list
T or F? A consumer driven plan involves a high-deductible health plan with a funding option such as a health savings account
Correct Answer is True
What document is researched to uncover the rules for private payers’ definitions of insurance-related terms?
Participation contract
The portability of health insurance is govered by which low
HIPAA and COBRA
Providers who participate in a PPO are paid
a discounted fee for service
Under the Medicare Part B traditional fee for service plan; medicare pays ?% of the allowed charges
eighty
Medicaid identification cards must be checked for eligibility
every time the patient receives services
T or F? Individuals who are employed are ineleigible for medicaid
Correct Answer is False
T or F? Medicaid is know as the payer of last resort because an individula must exhaust all other resoures before medicaid pays for healthcare
Correct Answer is False
Individuals apply for Medicaid by contacting
Department of Health and Human services or local Income Maintainence Office