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mckennatimberlake

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A characteristic of a staff model health maintenance organization (HMO) is that it:
 
  A. contracts with a multispecialty physician group.
  B. is a decentralized healthcare delivery system.
  C. employs salaried physicians.
  D. agrees to contractual discounts with physicians.

Question 2

By accepting lower payments from MCOs, physicians are forced to see more patients each day in order to:
 
  A. deliver MCO-required preventive care.
  B. minimize malpractice suits.
  C. enroll more members in the health plan.
  D. maintain their income due to lower payments.


Tonyam972

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: employs salaried physicians.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: maintain their income due to lower payments.



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