A point-of-service (POS) plan allows members to choose a health maintenance organization (HMO) or preferred provider organization (PPO) once a year at open enrollment.
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Q. 2) The majority of payments received in a medical facility come from insurance carriers.
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Q. 3) A primary care physician (PCP) in a health maintenance organization (HMO) can be an OB/GYN.
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Q. 4) Primary care physicians (PCPs) are sometimes referred to as gatekeepers because patients with HMO plans must obtain referrals from them to see specialists.
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Q. 5) Traditional insurance plans tend to cover more preventive services than health maintenance organizations (HMOs).
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Q. 6) The first example of a managed care plan is the Kaiser plan for shipyards and steel mill employees in 1942.
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Q. 7) A goal of managed care is for the patient to receive care in the most appropriate and most restrictive setting.
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Q. 8) If a physician has ordered surgery for a patient, a managed care organization (MCO) case manager may disallow an inpatient stay if the MCO guidelines designate the procedure as best suited for outpatient care.
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Q. 9) Managed care is a method of controlling healthcare costs and the delivery of care.
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Q. 10) All health insurance contracts define medical necessity in the same way.
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