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Steps used to control costs of managed care include: -
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correct answers Bundled codes
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Payer and Provider to agree on reasonable payment
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DRG is used to classify -
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correct answers Inpatient admissions for the purpose of reimbursing hos
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pitals for each case in a given category w/a negotiated fixed fee, regardles
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s of the actual costs incurred
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Identify the various types of private health plan coverage -
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deductible health plans with a savings option; Private -
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,Managed care organizations (MCO) exist primarily in four forms: -
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correct answers Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO)
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Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO)
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Point of Service (POS) Organizations
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Exclusive Provider Organizations (EPO)
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Identify the various types of government-sponsored health coverage: -
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Medicaid
Medicaid Managed Care - u u u
Medicaid beneficiaries are required to select and enroll in a managed car
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Medicare Managed Care (a.k.a. Medicare Advantage Plans)
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Identify some key drivers of increasing healthcare costs -
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Chronic Conditions
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Provider payment systems -
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an quality, outcomes, and prevention
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Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) - correct answers Referrals
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PCP
Patients must use an in-network provider for their services to be covered.
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majority of services offered are reimbursed through capitation payments
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Medicare is composed of four parts: - correct answers Part A -
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provides inpatient/hospital, hospice, and skilled nursing coverage
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Part B - provides outpatient/medical coverage
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an alternative way to receive your Medicare benefits (known as Medicar
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Part D - prescription drug coverage
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HMO Act of 1973 -
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correct answers The HMO Act of 1973 gave federally qualified HMOs the
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right to mandate that employers offer their product to their employees u
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, nder certain conditions. Mandating an employer meant that employers w
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ho had 25 or more employees and were for-
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profit companies were required to make a dual choice available to their e
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mployees.
Which of the following statements regarding employer-
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based health insurance in the United States is true? -
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correct answers The real advent of employer-
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The Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Act of 1973 gave qualified
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HMOs the right to "mandate" an employer under certain conditions, mea
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ning employers: -
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Which of the following is an anticipated change in the relationships betw
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een consumers and providers? -
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correct answers Providers will face many new service demands and cons
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umers will have virtually unfettered access to those services
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What transition began as a result of the March 2010 healthcare reform le
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gislation? - u
correct answers A transition toward new models of health care delivery
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