The executive team is debating offering a standard group health insurance plan with a healthcare flexible spending account (FSA) or a high deductible group health insurance plan with a health savings account (HSA). They believe they understand the differences between the two group health insurance plans but are less clear on how FSAs and HSAs differ. Explain in clear language the differences between FSAs and HSAs so they can make an informed decision.

You would have a better chance of insurance coverage for medical services not provided by the network with a preferred provider organization (PPO) than with a health maintenance organization (HMO) plan.   Group of answer choices a. True b. False

What is the importance of ratio analysis? What are the four main categories? How would a health care manager use ratio analysis?

Which is Idemenity Plan and which is Managed Care Plan? Insureds create contract with an insurer who does not provide health care services       The higher the deductible, the lower the premium       Insured receive health care services from a designated group of providers       May not even involve an insurance company       No annual deduction is incurred, but a small co-payment may be required I most value the freedom of choice and am willing to pay for it.       Cost is my most important consideration.       I’d rather have the flexibility of either having the insurance company reimburse me or directly paying the health care provider.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false, and justify your answer.In the 2010 American health reform law, one primary mechanism for financing the expansion of health insurance to the uninsured involves reducing planned Medicare expenditures.

Please describe factors that influence the financial viability of a healthcare organization and discuss the major aspects of Medicare benefits? and how do legal and regulatory issues shape and define the good financial management of an HCO?

comment  on how consultation  was managed effectively for the new health campaign

What was the motivation for changing the way physicians are compensated in the Medicare system? What are the implications for physicians' behavior as the resource-based relative value scale is fully implemented?

A risk group can be defined as a group that shares roughly the same risks of an adverse event occurring. Insurance companies often classify people into risk groups, and charge lower premiums to those with lower risks. How does this practice effect the market for healthcare? Select the correct answer below: If people are not separated into risk groups, then those with low-risk must pay for those with high risks. When people are classified into risk groups each pays according to their risk. O When risk group are used to establish the cost of health care those with high risk cannot afford the cost of care. All of the above.

what is the dilemma faced by health care finance managers in light of the ultimate goals of health care finance?