Free AHIP AHM-520 Exam Questions

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Total 215 Questions | Updated On: Feb 18, 2026

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Question 1

A health plan can use segment margins to evaluate the profitability of its profit centers.

One characteristic of a segment margin is that this margin:

A : Is the portion of the contribution margin that remains after a segment has covered its direct fixed costs

B : Incorporates only the costs attributable to a segment, but it does not incorporate revenues

C : Considers only a segment's costs that fluctuate in direct proportion to changes in the segment's level of operating activity

D : Evaluates the profit center's effective use of assets employed to earn a profit

Answer: A

Question 2

Under GAAP, three approaches to expense recognition are generally allowed: associating cause and effect, systematic and rational allocation, and immediate recognition.

A health plan most likely would use the approach of systematic and rational allocation in order to:

A : Report the payment of the health plan's utility bills

B : Spread the payment of sales force commissions over the premium paying period of healthcare coverage

C : Report the fees paid by the health plan to attorneys and consultants

D : Depreciate the cost of a new computer system over the useful life of the system

Answer: D

Question 3

A health plan's costs can be classified as committed costs or discretionary costs. An example of a discretionary cost for a health plan is the cost of its:

A : Facilities

B : Executive salaries

C : Employee training

D : Equipment

Answer: A

Question 4

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.

A : A health plan that participates in the small group market is required to issue a contract to any employer that requests healthcare benefits, as long as the employer meets the statutory definition of a small group.

B : A small group must consist of more than 10 employees in order to be underwritten on a group, rather than an individual, basis.

C : A health plan is prohibited from canceling a small group’s healthcare coverage because of poor claims experience.

D : A health plan that participates in the small group market is limited in placing restrictions such as waiting periods and pre-existing conditions exclusions to individuals in high risk categories.

Answer: B

Question 5

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

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Total 215 Questions | Updated On: Feb 18, 2026

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