By definition, the development and implementation of parameters for the delivery of healthcare services to a health plan’s members is known as
Helena Ray, a member of the Harbrace Health Plan, suffers from migraine headaches. To treat Ms. Ray’s condition, her physician has prescribed Upzil, a medication that has Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval only for the treatment of depression. Upzil has not been tested for safety or effectiveness in the treatment of migraine headache. Although Harbrace’s medical policy for migraine headache does not include coverage of Upzil, Harbrace has agreed to provide extra-contractual coverage of Upzil for Ms. Ray.
The following statement(s) can correctly be made about Harbrace’s use of extra-contractual coverage:
1. Harbrace’s medical policy most likely establishes the procedure that Harbrace used to evaluate the value of Upzil for treating Ms. Ray
2. One way for Harbrace to reduce the risk associated with extra-contractual coverage is by including an alternative care provision in its contracts with purchasers
Administrative action plans are used when performance problems or opportunities are related to the way the organization itself operates. The following statement(s) can correctly be made about administrative action plans:
1. Administrative action plans allow health plans to coordinate management activities
2. One function of administrative action plans is to integrate service across all levels of the organization
3. Administrative action plans are designed to improve outcomes by helping plan members assume responsibility for their own health
The Garnet Health Plan uses provider profiling to measure and improve provider performance. Provider profiling most likely allows Garnet to
The following statements are about chronic and disabling conditions among children eligible for Medicaid. Three of the statements are true and one is false. Select the answer choice containing the FALSE statement.
Health plans arrange for the delivery of various levels of healthcare, including
1. Emergency care
2. Urgent care
3. Primary care delivered in a provider’s office
In a ranking of these levels of care according to cost, beginning with the least expensive level of care and ending with the most expensive level of care, the correct order would be
Some health plans administer a questionnaire known as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) as part of their health risk assessment (HRA) processes. The following statements are about the BRFSS. If statements (A) through (C) are all correct, select answer choice (D). Otherwise, select the one correct statement.