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HEALTH INSURANCE
CHAPTER 3 & 4
Question | Answer |
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When a society tends to be hasty in bringing lawsuits, it is said to be | LITIGIOUS |
The LATIN term for "Let the Master Answer" is | Respondeat Superior |
Members of a medical team who are NOT physicians are called | ANCILLARY MEMBERS |
Elements of a legal contract include | Consideration, Competent parties and offer and acceptance |
A proposition to create a contract is the | OFFER |
The "Thing Of Value" that each party gives to each other is the | CONSIDERATION |
A contract can be terminated when | Both parties agree to terminate it or either party defaults on the provisions |
The type of contract that exists between a healthcare provider and a patient is a/an | Implied Contract |
A health insurance company is refeered to as the | Third Party |
The federal act that states that Medicare is the secondary payer in the case of automoble or liability coverage is the | Federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1980 |
The act that made Medicare Benefits secondary to employer group health plans for employees (or spouses) over 65 is the | Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 |
The Act that addresses the prevention of healthcare fraud and abuse of patients eligible for Medicare and Medicaid benefits is the | Fraud and Abuse Act |
Following the rules and conventions governing correct or polite behavior in society is called | Etiquette |
HIPAA was singed into law in | 1996 |
In compliance with HIPAA, When patients visit their healthcare |