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Price setters vs price takers. When a provider has market dominance, and hence can set its own prices, it is said to be a _____?
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Providers are ___?
Perfectly competitive markets
Payer dominance
Government programs
Pregunta 3
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When a provider is a price setter there are two most common theoretical bases
Pregunta 4
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Full cost pricing, prices for a service are set to cover all costs: (3)
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direct variable costs
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indirect overhead costs
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direct fixed costs
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no fixed costs
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Price takers uses
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project costing
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target costing
Pregunta 6
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Scenario Analysis, to break even, revenues must
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equal net profit
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equal total costs
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total costs = ___ + ____
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total cost = total mc + total fc
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total cost = total visits + total vc
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total costs = total variable costs + total fixed cost
Pregunta 8
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the value of scenario analysis,
focused on:
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It is obvious that scenario analysis gives decision makers more insights into the decision at hand.
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The minimum PMPM rate necessary to break even.
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The maximum PMPM rate necessary to break even.
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The ability to accept a lower PMPM rate when cost control is possible.
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The ability to accept a higher PMPM rate when cost control is possible.
Pregunta 9
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Setting Managed Care Plan Rates,
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Managed care plans must not set the rates they charge to employers on the basis of their costs of providing healthcare services.
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Managed care plans must set the rates they charge to employers on the basis of their costs of providing healthcare services.
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the rates for different services are estimated and then aggregated.
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the rates for same services are estimated and then aggregated.
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This is usually done on a PMPM basis regardless of the actual reimbursement methods used to pay providers.
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This is usually done with something else besides PMPM basis regardless of the actual reimbursement methods used to pay providers.
Pregunta 10
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Setting Managed Care Plan Rates (Cont.),
There are three techniques used to set the rates for individual providers:
Pregunta 11
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To illustrate the FFS method, assume that BetterCare HMO targets 350 inpatient days for each 1,000 members of an employee group, or 350 ÷ 1,000 = ____ per member
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.392
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.328
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.432
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.323
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.523
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.350
Pregunta 12
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FFS approach cont,
inpatient cost = (pm utilization rate x ffs) / 12
= (_____ x 1,000$)/12
= ___ PMPM
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23.39$
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84.24$
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29.17$
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17.34$
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23.42$
Pregunta 13
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Cost approach is commonly used to estimate _____ costs for the ____ population. Assume each enrollee will make 3 visits per year to a PCP (primary care physician).
-each PCP can handle 4,000 patients visit per year
-pcps are compensated at an annual rate of $175k per year
each member will require __ visits divided by __ patients = _____ pcps ~
the annual per member pcp cost is ___ pcps x ____compensation annual rate = ____ $
$ __ divided by 12 = ___ $
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employers
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physicians
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covered
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uncovered
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0.00075
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0.00038
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0.00043
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$131.25
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$134.32
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$10.94
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Relative value units measure the _____ amount of resources consumed to provide a _____ service.
they form the basis for ___ for physician reimbursement
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relative
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related
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particular
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different
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medical
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medicare
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a variance is the difference between the ___ results and the budgeted ( ___ ) value
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fake results, budgeted (standard) value
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actual results, budgeted (standard) value
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variance analysis is a technique applied to budget data to
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identify problem areas
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not enhance control
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enhance control