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Comparison of Health Plans Allison Hershberger HCR/230 September 22, 2013 Jill Frawley Comparison of Health Plans PPO stands for preferred provider organization and is a managed care organization of medical doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who have a binding agreement with an insurer or a third-party administrator, which usually pay participating providers based on a discount from their physician fee schedules, called discounted fee-for-service (Valerius et al, 2008). Providers in the PPO will provide the insured members of the group a substantial discount below their regularly-charged rates. These arrangements help to ensure that the insurer will be billed at a reduced rate when it’s insured utilize the services
Reimbursement depends on where the service was provided. A hospital, outpatient surgery center or skilled nursing facilities are categorized as a facility. While non-facility services are provided in physician office, urgent care center, home services anywhere outside of the facility services. Non-facility services are reimbursed at a higher rate due to the relative value unit (RVU). In a facility setting such as a hospital, the supplies and personnel costs are covered by the hospital.
I) Summary and Conclusion J) Works Cited Pros and Cons of Managed Care in America Introduction What is managed care in America? A system of health care in which patients agree to visit only certain doctors and hospitals, and in which the cost of treatment is monitored by a managing company. The Health care services are typically controlled in a managed care plan through a network of primary care physicians often referred to as "gatekeepers." Managed care is medical care that is provided by a corporation established under state and federal laws - a company that makes medical decisions for you in much
How are charges captured on the unit? Is this system efficient? Why or why not? The charges are set according to patient diagnosis codes. The insurance companies and Medicaid have a set allowable charge for nursing care and supplies.
* Not-for-profit organizations are non-government facilities and systemize the main objective of providing inpatient health care services. * Hospitals gain tremendous benefits that results in tax-exempt financing and tax-favored allowance for employees. | * There are restrictions for amount of services because of taxing control that augments revenues. * Organizations make sure the sum they receive from patients is sufficient to supply for the medical rate and take home the bare minimum range of profits. * Government financial environments provide care to patients at an agreed price or certain cost.
The patient pay the doctor every visit, he then collects the document and present them to the third party (the insurance provider) for reimbursement. Managed care is a term used to describe a variety of techniques that aim to reduce the cost and directs the utilization of health benefits. Shortell (2005) defined manage care as any attempt to provide members health care services at the lowest possible cost. This principle aims to limit health care expenditures. Managed care provides patients with several options.
Health providers are contracted with insurance companies to provide health care services. The interaction begins with the office visit: a physician or their staff will typically create or update the patient's medical record. This record contains a summary of treatment and demographic
PPOs first started appearing as competitors to HMOs in the late 1970s to provide consumers with more options. | A PPO plan is a U.S health care organization that negotiates set rates of reimbursement with participating health care providers for services to insured clients. This is a type of prospective payment system, and provides the policyholder with an incentive to receive care from this group. Medical services provided outside this group are also covered. (www.thefree dictionary.com) | The policyholder pays a premium each month and, in exchange, the insurance company pays the cost of medical care, after a deductible and co-insurance.
1. Identify the major benefits offered under the Medicare Program. The Medicare Program is an insurance program that is provided by the U.S. federal government that provides access to health insurance for those individuals who are 65 or older or those individuals who are younger and have a disability. The four parts of Medicare are: a. Medicare Part A: Hospital Insurance which covers inpatient hospital stays which includes semiprivate room, food, and test and brief stay in skilled nursing homes for convalescence b. Part B: Medical Insurance which is optional and pays for some services and products not covered by Part A.