Author Question: To create flexibility in managed care plans, some HMOs and preferred provider organizations have ... (Read 109 times)

Lobcity

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 524
To create flexibility in managed care plans, some HMOs and preferred provider organizations have implemented a(n) __________, under which patients have freedom to use the managed care panel of providers or to self-refer to out-of-network providers.
 a. independent practice association
  b. point-of-service plan
  c. preferred provider organization
  d. triple option plan

Question 2

Which type of HMO contracts health services that are delivered to subscribers by physicians who remain in their own office settings?
 a. independent practice association
  b. point-of-service plan
  c. preferred provider organization
  d. triple-option plan



billybob123

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 336
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Of the estimated 2 million heroin users in the United States, 600,000–800,000 are considered hardcore addicts. Heroin addiction is considered to be one of the hardest addictions to recover from.

Did you know?

Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.

Did you know?

In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.

Did you know?

Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.

Did you know?

Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library