AHM-530 Exam Dumps : Network Management

To keep Medicaid enrollment costs as low as possible, states typically prohibit the use of third-party entities known as enrollment brokers to handle the recruitment and enrollment of Medicaid recipients in health plan plans

Primary care case managers (PCCMs) are individuals who contract with a state's Medicaid agency to provide primary care services mainly to urban areas.

Typically, Medicaid beneficiaries must be given a choice between at least two health plan entities.

Medicaid health plan entities are responsible for providing primary coverage for all dually-eligible beneficiaries.

Made for services rendered to specific patients

Made with matching state and federal funds

Included in the Medicaid capitation payment made to patients’ health plans

Defined as cost-based reimbursement (CBR) equal to 100% of Portway’s reasonable costs of providing services to Medicaid recipients

Must provide Medicare participants with standard HMO benefits, as well as with limited long-term care benefits

Does not need as great a variety of provider types or as complex a reimbursement method as does a traditional HMO

Receives a payment that is based on reasonable costs and reasonable charges

Most likely provides fewer supportive services than does a traditional HMO, because one of Bruin's goals is to minimize the use of community-based care