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Question 1

The following statements are about the financial risks for health plans in Medicare and Medicaid markets. Three of these statements are true, and one statement is false. Select the answer choice containing the FALSE statement.

A : One reason that health plans in the Medicare and Medicaid markets experience financial risk is that government regulations determine which services must be provided to Medicare and Medicaid enrollees.

B : Effective use of hospital utilization is the single most likely factor to contribute to the success of a Medicare-contracting health plan.

C : If a Medicare-contracting health plan is a provider-sponsored organization (PSO), it is prohibited from sharing financial risk with its providers.

D : Typically, providers are more reluctant to accept financial risk in connection with providing services to the Medicaid population than with providing services to the Medicare population.

Answer: C

Question 2

The following statements are about 501(c)(9) trusts. Select the answer choice containing the correct statement:

A : In the event a 501(c)(9) trust is terminated, any funds remaining in the trust revert back to the employer.

B : In order to satisfy Internal Revenue Code (IRC) requirements, membership in a 501(c)(9) trust is mandatory for all employees.

C : Contributions made by an employer to a 501(c)(9) trust are deductible for federal income tax purposes.

D : Typically, a 501(c)(9) trust is controlled solely by the employer that established the trust.

Answer: C

Question 3

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:

A : Is highly effective in preventing excessive services that take the form of churning, unbundling, and upcoding

B : Provides physicians who attempt to control costs with a higher rate of compensation than is provided to physicians who make the effort to control costs

C : Is relatively easy to initiate, especially in markets where managed care penetration is low

D : Guards against the practice of defensive medicine

Answer: B

Question 4

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.

A : Dover = modified community ratingRolling Hills = factored rating

B : Dover = modified community ratingRolling Hills = adjusted community rating (ACR)

C : Dover = community rating by class (CRC)Rolling Hills = factored rating

D : Dover = community rating by class (CRC)Rolling Hills = adjusted community rating (ACR)

Answer: D

Question 5

The Marble Health Plan sets aside a PMPM amount for each specialty.

When a PCP in Marble's provider network refers a Marble plan member to a specialist and the specialist provides medical services to the member, the specialist begins to receive a share of those funds on a monthly basis. Marble determines the monthly payment for each specialist by dividing the number of active patients for that specialty by the total specialty pool for that month.

This form of payment, which is similar to a case rate, is known as:

A : Referral circle capitation

B : Risk pod capitation

C : Contact capitation

D : Retrospective reimbursement capitation

Answer: C

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Total 215 Questions | Updated On: Dec 16, 2025

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