A health plan can best be defined as an organization that - Answers
Integrates the delivery and financing of healthcare and seeks to manage
healthcare cost, access, and quality
The earliest versions of heath plans appeared in - Answers 1910
What is not an early form of health plan - Answers Preferred
provider organization
Which is a provision of the HMO act of 1973 - Answers Federally
qualified HMOs were exempted from some state laws
For an HMO which was not an advantage of federal qualification -
Answers The HMO did not have to meet certain requirements that
applied to other health plans
The HMO Act of 1973 - Answers Played a major role in the early
growth of HMOs
In the 1990s, HMO - Answers Were popular because they held
down cost but people objected to the lack of provider choices
, Q&A
Janine can go to any doctor she wants, but if she goes to one not in her
plans network, she has to pay a larger share of the cost, Janine is coveted
by - Answers A preferred provider organization
Jacob must pay $2,000 in healthcare expenses each year before he
receives benefits from his health plan, but he can use money from a tax-
advantage saving account, Jacob has - Answers A consumer
directed health plan
What are the roles of the state and federal government in regulating health
plans - Answers The states regulate health insurance but the federal
government also passes laws affecting it
Have government health coverage programs been a significant factor in the
evolution of health plans - Answers Yes, because these programs
have increasingly relied on health plans to provide coverage
Which is not a cause of higher healthcare spending - Answers A
younger population because of immigration
Under the fee for service approach healthcare providers have a financial
incentive to provide - Answers More services
Which is not typical of managed care - Answers Fee for service
compensation
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