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Health Plan Finance and Risk Management

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Question # 31

Reconciliation is the process by which a health plan assesses providers' performance relative to contractual terms and reimbursement.

With regard to this process, it can correctly be stated that

A.

A reconciliation typically includes payment to the providers of any withholds or bonuses due to them

B.

A health plan typically should conduct a reconciliation immediately after the evaluation period has ended

C.

Most agreements between health plans and providers require reconciliations to be performed quarterly

D.

A health plan typically should not conduct reconciliation for a provider until the plan has received all claims or other documentation of services that the physician provided during the evaluation period

Question # 32

Over time, health plans and their underwriters have gathered increasingly reliable information about the morbidity experience of small groups.

Generally, in comparison to large groups, small groups tend to

A.

Have more frequent and larger claims fluctuations

B.

Generate lower administrative expenses as a percentage of the total premium amount the group pays

C.

More closely follow actuarial predictions regarding morbidity rates

D.

All of the above

Question # 33

Two sets of financial accounting standards are generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and statutory accounting practices (SAP). One true statement about these financial accounting standards is that

A.

State laws and regulations in the United States govern the implementation of GAAP, but not the implementation of SAP

B.

Health plans must prepare their financial statements for their external users according to applicable laws, regulations, and accounting principles, particularly GAAP

C.

GAAP specifically focuses on the requirements of insurance regulators and policyholder interests

D.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is a private organization whose purpose is to establish and promote SAP in the United States

Question # 34

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

A.

The cost of maintaining the trust may be prohibitive to Jasmine

B.

The trust must always maintain enough assets to pay the health plan's claims that have been incurred but not yet paid

C.

Jasmine is prohibited from earning any return on the trust assets

D.

The contributions to this trust are not deductible for federal income tax purposes

Question # 35

The following paragraph contains an incomplete statement. Select the answer choice containing the term that correctly completes the statement. Health plans face four contingency risks (C-risks): asset risk (C-1), pricing risk (C-2), interest-rate risk (C-3), and general management risk (C-4). Of these risks, ________________ is typically the most important risk that health plans face. This is true because a sizable portion of the total expenses and liabilities faced by a health plan come from contractual obligations to pay for future medical costs, and the exact amount of these costs is not known when the healthcare coverage is priced.

A.

Asset risk (C-1)

B.

Pricing risk (C-2)

C.

Interest-rate risk (C-3)

D.

General management risk (C-4)

Question # 36

The Fiesta Health Plan prices its products in such a way that the rates for its products are reasonable, adequate, equitable, and competitive. Fiesta is using blended rating to calculate a premium rate for the Murdock Company, a large employer. Fiesta has assigned a credibility factor of 0.6 to Murdock. Fiesta has also determined that Murdock's manual rate is $200 PMPM and that Murdock's experience rate is $180 PMPM. Fiesta would correctly calculate that its blended rate PMPM for Murdock should be Fiesta's retention charge plus

A.

$152

B.

$188

C.

$192

D.

$228

Question # 37

This concept, which holds that a company should record the amounts associated with its business transactions in monetary terms, assumes that the value of money is stable over time. This concept provides objectivity and reliability, although its relevance may fluctuate.

From the following answer choices, choose the name of the accounting concept that matches the description.

A.

Measuring-unit concept

B.

Full-disclosure concept

C.

Cost concept

D.

Time-period concept

Question # 38

The physicians who work for the Sunrise Health Plan, a staff model HMO, are paid a salary that is not augmented with another type of incentive plan. Compared to the use of a traditional reimbursement method, Sunrise's use of a salary reimbursement method is more likely to

A.

Encourage Sunrise's physicians to perform services that are not medically necessary

B.

Completely eliminate service risk for Sunrise's physicians

C.

Decrease Sunrise's liability for any negligent acts of the physicians in the plan's network of providers

D.

Help stabilize expenses for Sunrise

Question # 39

The Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Model Act, developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), represents one approach to developing solvency standards. One drawback to this type of solvency regulation is that it

A.

Uses estimates of future expenditures and premium income to estimate future risk

B.

Fails to adjust the solvency requirement to account for the size of an HMO's premiums and expenditures

C.

Assumes that the amount of premiums an HMO charges always directly corresponds to the level of the risk that the HMO faces

D.

Fails to mandate a minimum level of capital and surplus that an HMO must maintain

Question # 40

Experience rating and manual rating are two rating methods that the Cheshire health plan uses to determine its premium rates. One difference between these two methods is that, under experience rating, Cheshire

A.

Uses a purchaser's actual experience to estimate the group's expected experience, whereas, under manual rating, Cheshire uses its own average experience—and sometimes the experience of other plans—to estimate the group's expected experience

B.

can establish rates for groups that have no previous plan experience, whereas, under manual rating, Cheshire cannot establish rates for groups with no previous plan experience

C.

charges each group in the same class the same premium whereas, under manual rating, Cheshire charges lower premiums to groups that have experienced lower utilization rates

D.

can use group demographics to help determine the rate for a block of business, whereas, under manual rating, Cheshire cannot use group demographics when determining the rate for a block of business

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