CSPR - Certified Specialist Payment Rep (HFMA)
questions with correct answers|| GRADED A+||LATEST
UPDATE 2025/26
Steps used to control costs of managed care include: -CORRECTANSWER Bundled
codes
Capitation
Payer and Provider to agree on reasonable payment
DRG is used to classify -CORRECTANSWER Inpatient admissions for the purpose of
reimbursing hospitals for each case in a given category w/a negotiated fixed fee,
regardless of the actual costs incurred
Identify the various types of private health plan coverage -CORRECTANSWER HMO
Conventional
PPO and POS
HDHP/SO plans - high-deductible health plans with a savings option; Private - Include
higher patient out-of-pocket expenditures for treatments that can serve to reduce
utilization/costs.
Managed care organizations (MCO) exist primarily in four forms: -CORRECTANSWER
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO)
Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO)
,Point of Service (POS) Organizations
Exclusive Provider Organizations (EPO)
Identify the various types of government‐sponsored health coverage: -
CORRECTANSWER Medicare - Government; Beneficiaries enrolled in such plans, but,
participation in these
plans is voluntary.
Medicaid
Medicaid Managed Care - Medicaid beneficiaries are required to select and enroll in a
managed care plan.
Medicare Managed Care (a.k.a. Medicare Advantage Plans)
Identify some key drivers of increasing healthcare costs -CORRECTANSWER
Demographics
Chronic Conditions
Provider payment systems - Provider payment systems that are designed to reward
volume rather than quality, outcomes, and prevention
Consumer Perceptions
Health Plan pressure
Physician Relationships
Supply Chain
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) -CORRECTANSWER Referrals
,PCP
Patients must use an in-network provider for their services to be covered.
Reimbursement - majority of services offered are reimbursed through capitation
payments (PMPM)
Medicare is composed of four parts: -CORRECTANSWER Part A - provides
inpatient/hospital, hospice, and skilled nursing coverage
Part B - provides outpatient/medical coverage
Part C - an alternative way to receive your Medicare benefits (known as Medicare
Advantage)
Part D - prescription drug coverage
HMO Act of 1973 -CORRECTANSWER The HMO Act of 1973 gave federally qualified
HMOs the right to mandate that employers offer their product to their employees under
certain conditions. Mandating an employer meant that employers who had 25 or more
employees and were for‐profit companies were required to make a dual choice available
to their employees.
Which of the following statements regarding employer-based health insurance in the
United States is true? -CORRECTANSWER The real advent of employer-based
insurance came through Blue Cross, which was started by hospital associations during
the Depression.
, The Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Act of 1973 gave qualified HMOs the right
to "mandate" an employer under certain conditions, meaning employers: -
CORRECTANSWER Would have to offer HMO plans along side traditional fee-for-
service medical plans.
Which of the following is an anticipated change in the relationships between consumers
and providers? -CORRECTANSWER Providers will face many new service demands
and consumers will have virtually unfettered access to those services
What transition began as a result of the March 2010 healthcare reform legislation? -
CORRECTANSWER A transition toward new models of health care delivery with
corresponding changes system financing and provider reimbursement.
Which statement is false concerning ABNs? -CORRECTANSWER ABN began
establishing new requirements for managed care plans participating in the Medicare
program.
Which Statement is TRUE concerning ABNs? -CORRECTANSWER -ABNs are not
required for services that are never covered by Medicare.
-An ABN form notifies the patient before he or she receives the service that it may not
be
covered by Medicare and that he or she will need to pay out of pocket.
-Although ABNs can have significant financial implications for the physician, they also
questions with correct answers|| GRADED A+||LATEST
UPDATE 2025/26
Steps used to control costs of managed care include: -CORRECTANSWER Bundled
codes
Capitation
Payer and Provider to agree on reasonable payment
DRG is used to classify -CORRECTANSWER Inpatient admissions for the purpose of
reimbursing hospitals for each case in a given category w/a negotiated fixed fee,
regardless of the actual costs incurred
Identify the various types of private health plan coverage -CORRECTANSWER HMO
Conventional
PPO and POS
HDHP/SO plans - high-deductible health plans with a savings option; Private - Include
higher patient out-of-pocket expenditures for treatments that can serve to reduce
utilization/costs.
Managed care organizations (MCO) exist primarily in four forms: -CORRECTANSWER
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO)
Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO)
,Point of Service (POS) Organizations
Exclusive Provider Organizations (EPO)
Identify the various types of government‐sponsored health coverage: -
CORRECTANSWER Medicare - Government; Beneficiaries enrolled in such plans, but,
participation in these
plans is voluntary.
Medicaid
Medicaid Managed Care - Medicaid beneficiaries are required to select and enroll in a
managed care plan.
Medicare Managed Care (a.k.a. Medicare Advantage Plans)
Identify some key drivers of increasing healthcare costs -CORRECTANSWER
Demographics
Chronic Conditions
Provider payment systems - Provider payment systems that are designed to reward
volume rather than quality, outcomes, and prevention
Consumer Perceptions
Health Plan pressure
Physician Relationships
Supply Chain
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) -CORRECTANSWER Referrals
,PCP
Patients must use an in-network provider for their services to be covered.
Reimbursement - majority of services offered are reimbursed through capitation
payments (PMPM)
Medicare is composed of four parts: -CORRECTANSWER Part A - provides
inpatient/hospital, hospice, and skilled nursing coverage
Part B - provides outpatient/medical coverage
Part C - an alternative way to receive your Medicare benefits (known as Medicare
Advantage)
Part D - prescription drug coverage
HMO Act of 1973 -CORRECTANSWER The HMO Act of 1973 gave federally qualified
HMOs the right to mandate that employers offer their product to their employees under
certain conditions. Mandating an employer meant that employers who had 25 or more
employees and were for‐profit companies were required to make a dual choice available
to their employees.
Which of the following statements regarding employer-based health insurance in the
United States is true? -CORRECTANSWER The real advent of employer-based
insurance came through Blue Cross, which was started by hospital associations during
the Depression.
, The Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Act of 1973 gave qualified HMOs the right
to "mandate" an employer under certain conditions, meaning employers: -
CORRECTANSWER Would have to offer HMO plans along side traditional fee-for-
service medical plans.
Which of the following is an anticipated change in the relationships between consumers
and providers? -CORRECTANSWER Providers will face many new service demands
and consumers will have virtually unfettered access to those services
What transition began as a result of the March 2010 healthcare reform legislation? -
CORRECTANSWER A transition toward new models of health care delivery with
corresponding changes system financing and provider reimbursement.
Which statement is false concerning ABNs? -CORRECTANSWER ABN began
establishing new requirements for managed care plans participating in the Medicare
program.
Which Statement is TRUE concerning ABNs? -CORRECTANSWER -ABNs are not
required for services that are never covered by Medicare.
-An ABN form notifies the patient before he or she receives the service that it may not
be
covered by Medicare and that he or she will need to pay out of pocket.
-Although ABNs can have significant financial implications for the physician, they also
