PAS2054 FSU QUIZ 5 WEEKS 10, 11, AND 12 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. How PAs are
- Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, or private insurance = how Pas are paid for
re- imbursed
medical care; could be out of pocket too; typically 85% of what a
physician is billed
2. Medicare A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and
older
3. Medicaid A federal and state assistance program that pays for health care services for
people who cannot attord them; under 18 and low income
-Dictated federally but state has a role too (varies by state in activity; less
active than federal)
4. How medicare 6. PAs don't always get the credit
patients pay in financial reim-
PAs
5. PAs are NOT
paid directly
, PAS2054 FSU QUIZ 5 WEEKS 10, 11, AND 12 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
o Federally dictated 4. New patient codes
1. Oflce visit -Level of visit and extra tests add on to how much is
-85% of what a
physician would be reimbursed Goes through the practice first
billed ($85 per
physician's $100). You
Shared visits can lead to physician getting the credit
and practice are
reimbursed 85%
-Doctor doesn't have to be
on site for a PA to see
them
-Physician does most
work, but PA also sees
patient = PA can bill 100%
of what a doctor would
make
2. Inpatient and
outpatient makes a
ditterence
-Inpatient = "shared visit"
both get 100%
3. "Incident to"
-Applies to outpatient visit of
Medicare patient
-Can bill 100% if physician
is in oflce and physician
made the diagnosis
-Physician treats,
diagnoses, plans care;
physically present;
physician treats with new
problems; physician has
an active role
, PAS2054 FSU QUIZ 5 WEEKS 10, 11, AND 12 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
bursement 11. Can PAs all over the country pre- scribe
and their controlled medicines?
values in the
healthcare
sys- tem are
under- mined
7. What to
know about
PA reim-
bursement
8. Controlled or
scheduled
sub- stance
prescrib- ing
9. Non-
addictive
medicine
10. Can PAs pre-
scribe
medica-
tions?
1. How PAs are
- Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, or private insurance = how Pas are paid for
re- imbursed
medical care; could be out of pocket too; typically 85% of what a
physician is billed
2. Medicare A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and
older
3. Medicaid A federal and state assistance program that pays for health care services for
people who cannot attord them; under 18 and low income
-Dictated federally but state has a role too (varies by state in activity; less
active than federal)
4. How medicare 6. PAs don't always get the credit
patients pay in financial reim-
PAs
5. PAs are NOT
paid directly
, PAS2054 FSU QUIZ 5 WEEKS 10, 11, AND 12 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
o Federally dictated 4. New patient codes
1. Oflce visit -Level of visit and extra tests add on to how much is
-85% of what a
physician would be reimbursed Goes through the practice first
billed ($85 per
physician's $100). You
Shared visits can lead to physician getting the credit
and practice are
reimbursed 85%
-Doctor doesn't have to be
on site for a PA to see
them
-Physician does most
work, but PA also sees
patient = PA can bill 100%
of what a doctor would
make
2. Inpatient and
outpatient makes a
ditterence
-Inpatient = "shared visit"
both get 100%
3. "Incident to"
-Applies to outpatient visit of
Medicare patient
-Can bill 100% if physician
is in oflce and physician
made the diagnosis
-Physician treats,
diagnoses, plans care;
physically present;
physician treats with new
problems; physician has
an active role
, PAS2054 FSU QUIZ 5 WEEKS 10, 11, AND 12 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
bursement 11. Can PAs all over the country pre- scribe
and their controlled medicines?
values in the
healthcare
sys- tem are
under- mined
7. What to
know about
PA reim-
bursement
8. Controlled or
scheduled
sub- stance
prescrib- ing
9. Non-
addictive
medicine
10. Can PAs pre-
scribe
medica-
tions?
