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Questions # 1:

The Harp Company self-funds the health plan for its employees. The plan is administered under a typical administrative-services-only (ASO) arrangement. One true statement about this ASO arrangement is that

Options:

A.

This arrangement prevents Harp from purchasing stop-loss coverage for its health plan

B.

The amount that Harp pays the administrator to provide the ASO services is not subject to state premium taxes

C.

The administrator is responsible for paying claims from its own assets if Harp's account is insufficient

D.

The charges for the ASO services must be stated as a percentage of the amount of claims paid for medical expenses incurred by Harp's covered employees and their dependents

Questions # 2:

One law prohibits Dr. Laura Cole from making a referral to another provider entity for designated health services if Dr. Cole or one of her immediate family members has a financial relationship with the entity. This law is known as the

Options:

A.

safe harbor law

B.

upper payment limit law

C.

anti-kickback law

D.

physician self-referral law

Questions # 3:

The Cardinal health plan complies with all of the provisions of HIPAA.

Cardinal has received requests for healthcare coverage from the following companies that meet the statutory definition of a small group:

    The Xavier Company has excellent claims experience

    The Youngblood Company has not previously offered group healthcare coverage to its employees

    The Zebulon Company has poor claims experience

According to HIPAA's provisions, Cardinal must issue a healthcare contract to

Options:

A.

Xavier, Youngblood, and Zebulon

B.

Xavier and Youngblood only

C.

Xavier only

D.

None of these companies

Questions # 4:

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

Options:

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

Questions # 5:

When pricing its product, the Panda Health Plan assumes a 4% interest rate on its investments. Panda also assumes a crediting interest rate of 4%.

The actual interest rate earned by Panda on the assets supporting its product is 6%. The following statements can correctly be made about the investment margin and interest margin for Panda's products.

Options:

A.

Panda most likely built the crediting interest rate of 4% into the investment margin of its product.

B.

Panda's investment margin is the difference between its actual benefit costs and the benefit costs that it assumes in its pricing.

C.

The interest margin for this product is 2%.

D.

All of these statements are correct.

Questions # 6:

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

Options:

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

Questions # 7:

Under the alternative funding method used by the Flair Company, Flair assumes financial responsibility for paying claims up to a specified level and deposits the funds necessary to pay these claims into a bank account that belongs to Flair. However, an insurer, which acts as an agent of Flair, makes the actual payment of claims from this account. When claims exceed the specified level, the insurer pays the balance from its own funds. No state premium tax is levied on the amounts that Flair deposits into this bank account.

From the following answer choices, choose the name of the alternative funding method described.

Options:

A.

Retrospective-rating arrangement

B.

Premium-delay arrangement

C.

Reserve-reduction arrangement

D.

Minimum-premium plan

Questions # 8:

Under the alternative funding method used by the Trilogy Company, the insurer charges Trilogy an initial premium that is based on the assumption that claims will be 93% of the expected claims for the year. If claims exceed 93% of expected claims, then Trilogy must reimburse the insurer for any additional claims paid, up to 112% of expected claims. The insurer bears the responsibility for paying claims in excess of 112% of expected claims.

From the following answer choices, choose the name of the alternative funding method described.

Options:

A.

Retrospective-rating arrangement

B.

Premium-delay arrangement

C.

Reserve-reduction arrangement

D.

Minimum-premium plan

Questions # 9:

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.

According to regulations, Fiesta's premium rates are reasonable if they

Options:

A.

vary only on the factors that affect Fiesta's costs

B.

are at a level that balances Fiesta's need to generate a profit against its need to obtain or retain a specified share of the market in which it conducts business

C.

are high enough to ensure that Fiesta has enough money on hand to pay operating expenses as they come due

D.

do not exceed what Fiesta needs to cover its costs and provide the plan with a fair profit

Questions # 10:

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 _________.

Options:

A.

A due process law

B.

An any willing provider law

C.

A direct access law

D.

A fair procedure law

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