Medicare is an example of what type of health insurance?

 

Question 1

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Self-funded or self-insurance programs are health insurance programs that are implemented and controlled by the employee themselves.  Therefore, the employee maintains the risk.

 

True

False

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Question 2

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A company who provides their own health insurance will purchase reinsurance from another insurance company to protect themselves from any catastrophic losses. The reinsurance sets a stop loss measure that limits the amount the company will pay for claims.

True

False

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Question 3

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Flexible spending accounts (FSA) provide employees with the option of setting aside pretax income to pay for out of pocket medical expenses. Employees must submit claims for these expenses and are reimbursed from their spending accounts. The drawback is that the amount set aside must be spent within one year.

True

False

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Question 4

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The most common type of prospective reimbursement is a service benefit plan which is used primarily by managed care organizations.

True

False

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Question 5

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Used in both fee for service and prepaid plans, premiums are costs that the patient must pay at the time they receive the services.

True

False

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Question 6

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A recent trend in health insurance plans is consumer driven health plans which are tax advantage plans with high deductible coverage. The most common CDHPs are health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs).

True

False

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Question 7

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Very few insurance policies require a contribution from the covered individual which may be a copayment, deductible or coinsurance which is called cost sharing.

True

False

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Question 8

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Medicare is an entitlement program because people, after paying into the program for years, are entitled to receive benefits.

True

False

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Question 9

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Why was health insurance developed?

To reduce the amount of absenteeism by employees.
Companies’ felt responsible for the health of their employees.
Companies wanted to provide free health care services to their employees.
Like homeowner’s insurance or life insurance, provide protection to an employee in the event they required health care.

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Question 10

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Most insurance policies require a monetary contribution from the covered individual which is called:

Copayment
Deductible
Coinsurance
All three are correct.

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Question 11

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Catastrophic health insurance policies provide which of the following:

Outpatient and inpatient services, surgery, laboratory testing and therapies.
Hospital services reimbursement with limits on hospital stays.
Reimbursement for mental health diseases only.
Unusual illnesses policy which has a high deductible and a lifetime reimbursement cap.

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Question 12

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The Flexible Spending Account (FSA) has the following characteristics:

An option of setting aside pretax income to pay for out of pocket medical expenses.
The funds accumulated over a year must be spent within the year.
Allows employees who work for small companies (less than 50 employees) who have high deductible plans, can use an MSA to set aside pretax dollars to be used for their premiums and non reimbursed healthcare expenses.
All of the statements are correct.

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Question 13

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What is Medicare Part B?

It is the managed care component of Medicare.
Provides for prescription drug plans
Supplemental health plan to cover physician services.
It is financed from payroll taxes.

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Question 14

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Which sector of healthcare service accounted for the most spending?

Clinical services
Hospital services
Podiatrists and chiropractors
Home healthcare services

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Question 15

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Medicare is an example of what type of health insurance?

Public welfare insurance
Social insurance
Managed care insurance
None are correct

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Question 16

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A copayment, deductible and coinsurance are also called:

Cost sharing
Medigap expenses
Self funded expenses
Private health expenses

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Question 17

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_____________________ is an entitlement program because people have been paying into the program for years to receive benefits.

Medicare
Medicaid
CHIP
All are entitlement programs