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Health Plan Finance and Risk Management Questions 51–55 (page: 12)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

If Grace Wilson is eligible for benefits under both the Medicare and Medicaid programs, then

  1. Medicare is Ms. Wilson's primary insurer
  2. A Medicare- or Medicaid-contracting health plan is allowed to lock-in Ms. Wilson's enrollment for a maximum period of 24 months
  3. The BBA requires the state to guarantee Ms. Wilson's eligibility for a minimum of 18 months once she enrolls in a health plan network
  4. Ms. Wilson can only receive Medicare- or Medicaid-covered services from a provider who participates in a health plan network

Answer(s): A



Federal law addresses the relationship between Medicare- or Medicaid contracting health plans and providers who are at "substantial financial risk."

Under federal law, Medicare- or Medicaid-contracting health plans

A Place a provider at "substantial risk" whenever incentive arrangements put the provider at risk for amounts in excess of 10% of his or her total potential reimbursement for providing services to Medicare and Medicaid enrollees
B) Must provide stop-loss coverage to a provider who is placed at "substantial financial risk" for services that the provider does not directly provide to Medicare or Medicaid enrollees

  1. Both A and B
  2. A only
  3. B only
  4. Neither A nor B

Answer(s): C



One law prohibits Dr. Laura Cole from making a referral to another provider entity for designated health services if Dr. Cole or one of her immediate family members has a financial relationship with the entity. This law is known as the

  1. safe harbor law
  2. upper payment limit law
  3. anti-kickback law
  4. physician self-referral law

Answer(s): D



The following statements are about the financial risks for health plans in Medicare and Medicaid markets. Three of these statements are true, and one statement is false. Select the answer choice containing the FALSE statement.

  1. One reason that health plans in the Medicare and Medicaid markets experience financial risk is that government regulations determine which services must be provided to Medicare and Medicaid enrollees.
  2. Effective use of hospital utilization is the single most likely factor to contribute to the success of a Medicare-contracting health plan.
  3. If a Medicare-contracting health plan is a provider-sponsored organization (PSO), it is prohibited from sharing financial risk with its providers.
  4. Typically, providers are more reluctant to accept financial risk in connection with providing services to the Medicaid population than with providing services to the Medicare population.

Answer(s): C



The Fiesta Health Plan prices its products in such a way that the rates for its products are reasonable, adequate, equitable, and competitive. Fiesta is using blended rating to calculate a premium rate for the Murdock Company, a large employer. Fiesta has assigned a credibility factor of 0.6 to Murdock. Fiesta has also determined that Murdock's manual rate is $200 PMPM and that Murdock's experience rate is $180 PMPM.

According to regulations, Fiesta's premium rates are reasonable if they

  1. vary only on the factors that affect Fiesta's costs
  2. are at a level that balances Fiesta's need to generate a profit against its need to obtain or retain a specified share of the market in which it conducts business
  3. are high enough to ensure that Fiesta has enough money on hand to pay operating expenses as they come due
  4. do not exceed what Fiesta needs to cover its costs and provide the plan with a fair profit

Answer(s): D



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