BCBS Exam Questions and Answers All Correct

BCBS Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Origin of Blue cross - Answer-1929 BCBS originally covered only: - Answer-Hospital Bills Resolution passed by the House of Delegates at an American Medical Assosiation: What Year? - Answer-1938 Resolution supported physicians to do what? - Answer-cooperate with prepaid healthcare plans First known prepaid health plan was formed where? - Answer-Alto, California In what year was the first known prepaid health plan? - Answer-1939 Blue Shield originally covered fees for? - Answer-Physician services 1977 - Answer-Separate Blue Cross and Blues Shield combined personnel, with a single president responsible to both boards of directors 1986 - Answer-Separate Boards of Directors merged into a Single Corporation Blue Cross Blue Shield Association BCBSA - Answer-Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Nonprofit Corporations - Answer-Charitable, educational, civic, or humanitarian organizations whose profits are returned to the program of the corporation rather than distributed to shareholders and officers of the corporation For-profit Corporations - Answer-Pay taxes on profits generated by corporations' forprofit enterprises and pay dividends to shareholders on after tax-profits BCBS agrees to perform the following services - Answer-Make prompt, direct payment of claims Maintain regional professional representatives to assist participating providers with claim problems Provide educational seminar, workshops, billing manuals, and newsletters to keep participating providers up-to-date on BCBS insurance procedures