Free AHIP AHM-520 Exam Questions

The Jasmine Company, which self-funds the health plan for its 200 employees, has established a 501(c)(9) trust as a means of addressing possible claims fluctuations under the health plan. This plan is not a part of a collective bargaining process.

A potential disadvantage to Jasmine of using a 501(c)(9) trust is that:

The following statements are about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) as it relates to the small group market. Three of these statements are true and one statement is false. Select the answer choice containing the FALSE statement.

In a fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement method, providers are paid per treatment or per service that they provide.

One typical benefit of FFS reimbursement is that it:

The following statements illustrate the use of different rating methods by health plans: The Dover health plan established rates for small groups by using a rating method which requires that the average premium in each group cannot be more than 120% of the average premium for any other group. Under this method, all members of each group pay the same premium, which is based on the experience of the group.

Under the rating method used by the Rolling Hills health plan, the health plan calculates the ratio of a group's experience to the group's historical manual rate. Rolling Hills then multiplies this ratio by the group's future manual rate. Rolling Hills cannot consider the group's experience in determining premium rates. From the following answer choices, select the response that correctly indicates the rating methods used by Dover and Rolling Hills.

The Atoll Health Plan must comply with a number of laws that directly affect the plan's contracts. One of these laws allows Atoll's plan members to receive medical services from certain specialists without first being referred to those specialists by a primary care provider (PCP). This law, which reduces the PCP's ability to manage utilization of these specialists, is known as _________.