The Violin Company offers its employees a triple option of health plans: an HMO, an HMO with a point of service (POS) option, and an indemnity plan.
Premiums are lowest for the HMO option and highest for the indemnity plan. Violin employees who anticipate that they will be individual low utilizes of healthcare services are most likely to enroll in the
The following statements are about the new methodology authorized under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) for payments by the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) to Medicare-contracting health plans.
Select the answer choice containing the correct statement.
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.
The accounting department of the Enterprise health plan adheres to the following policies:
Of these Enterprise policies, the ones that are consistent with the accounting principle of conservatism are Policies