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AHM-530 AHIP Network Management Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)

Prepare effectively for your AHIP AHM-530 Network Management certification with our extensive collection of free, high-quality practice questions. Each question is designed to mirror the actual exam format and objectives, complete with comprehensive answers and detailed explanations. Our materials are regularly updated for 2025, ensuring you have the most current resources to build confidence and succeed on your first attempt.

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Edward Patillo has established a Medicare+Choice medical savings account (MSA). This MSA will allow Mr. Patillo to:

A.

Carry over any money remaining in his MSA at the end of the benefit year to the next benefit year

B.

Make withdrawals at any time from the MSA, but only for medical expenses

C.

Obtain payment at 100% of the Medicare allowable payment for all Medicare-covered services he receives, without having to pay any deductibles or out-of-pocket expenses

D.

Make withdrawals from the MSA to meet qualified medical expenses that are not paid by his high-deductible health insurance policy, but these withdrawals are taxed as income to Mr. Patillo

The Adobe Health Plan complies with all of the provisions of the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (NMHPA) of 1996. Kristen Netzger, an Adobe enrollee, was hospitalized for a cesarean delivery. Amy Davis, also an Adobe enrollee, was hospitalized for a normal delivery. From the following answer choices, select the response that indicates the minimum length of time for which Adobe, under NMHPA, most likely must provide benefits for the hospitalizations of Ms. Netzger and Ms. Davis.

A.

Ms. Netzger = 48 hours

Ms. Davis = 48 hours

B.

Ms. Netzger = 72 hours

Ms. Davis = 72 hours

C.

Ms. Netzger = 96 hours

Ms. Davis = 48 hours

D.

Ms. Netzger = 96 hours

Ms. Davis = 72 hours

The employees of the Trilogy Company are covered by a typical workers' compensation program. Under this coverage, Trilogy employees are bound by the exclusive remedy doctrine, which most likely:

A.

Allows Trilogy to deny benefits for an employee's on-the-job injury or illness, but only if Trilogy is not at fault for the injury or illness.

B.

Allows Trilogy to place limits on the amount of coverage payable for a given claim under the workers' compensation program.

C.

Requires the employees to accept workers' compensation as their only compensation in cases of work-related injury or illness.

D.

Provides the employees with 24-hour coverage.

The vision benefits offered by the Omni Health Plan include clinical eye care only. The following statements describe vision care received by Omni plan members:

• Brian Pollard received treatment for a torn retina he suffered as a result of an accident

• Angelica Herrera received a general eye examination to test her vision

• Megan Holtz received medical services for glaucoma

Of these medical services, the ones that most likely would be covered by Omni's vision coverage would be the services received by:

A.

Mr. Pollard, Ms. Herrera, and Ms. Holtz

B.

Mr. Pollard and Ms. Herrera only

C.

Mr. Pollard and Ms. Holtz only

D.

Ms. Herrera and Ms. Holtz only

As part of the credentialing process, many health plans use the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) to learn information about prospective members of a provider network. One true statement about the NPDB is that:

A.

It is maintained by the individual states

B.

It primarily includes information about any censures, reprimands, or admonishments against any physicians who are licensed to practice medicine in the United States

C.

The information in the NPDB is available to the general public

D.

It was established to identify and discipline medical practitioners who act unprofessionally

When evaluating the success of providers in meeting standards, a health plan must make adjustments for case mix or severity. One true statement about case mix/severity adjustments is that they:

A.

Typically are more important in measuring the performance of PCPs than they are in measuring the performance of specialists

B.

Help compensate for any unusual factors that may exist in a provider's patient population or in a particular patient

C.

Tend to increase the number of providers who are considered to be outliers

D.

Allow for a more equitable comparison of data between providers of outpatient care but not providers of inpatient care

The provider contract that Dr. Lorena Chau has with the Fiesta Health Plan includes an evergreen clause. The purpose of this clause is to:

A.

Allow Fiesta to change or amend the contract without Dr. Chau's approval as long as the modifications are made in order to comply with new legal and regulatory requirements

B.

Prohibit Dr. Chau from encouraging her patients to switch from Fiesta to another health plan

C.

Prohibit Dr. Chau from encouraging her patients to switch from Fiesta to another health plan

D.

Assure that Dr. Chau provides Fiesta members with healthcare services in a timely manner appropriate to the member's medical condition

The Zephyr Health Plan identifies members for whom subacute care might be an appropriate treatment option. The following individuals are members of Zephyr:

Selena Tovar, an oncology patient who requires radiation oncology services, chemotherapy, and rehabilitation.

Dwight Borg, who is in excellent health except that he currently has sinusitis.

Timothy O'Shea, who is beginning his recovery from brain injuries caused by a stroke.

Subacute care most likely could be an appropriate option for:

A.

Ms. Tovar, Mr. Borg, and Mr. O'Shea

B.

Ms. Tovar and Mr. O'Shea only

C.

Mr. O'Shea only

D.

Mr. Borg only

The BBA of 1997 specifies the ways in which a Medicare+Choice plan can establish and use provider networks. A Medicare+Choice plan that operates as a private fee for service (PFFS) plan is allowed to

A.

limit the size of its network to the number of providers necessary to meet the needs of its enrollees

B.

require providers to accept as payment in full an amount no greater than 115% of the Medicare payment rate

C.

refuse payment to non-network providers who submit claims for Medicare-covered expenses

D.

shift all risk for Medicare-covered services to network providers

The Blanchette Health Plan uses a method of claims submission that allows its providers to submit claims directly to Blanchette through a computer application-to-application exchange of claims using a standard data format. This information indicates that Blanchette allows its providers to submit claims using technology known as

A.

Telemedicine

B.

An electronic referral system

C.

Electronic data interchange

D.

Encounter reporting

One reason that an health plan would want to use the actual acquisition cost (AAC) pricing system to calculate its drug costs is that, of the systems commonly used to calculate drug costs, the AAC system

A.

Provides the lowest level of cost for the health plan

B.

Most closely represents what pharmacies are actually charged for prescription drugs

C.

Offers the best control over multiple-source pharmaceutical products

D.

Is the least expensive pricing system for the health plan to implement

After HIPAA was enacted, Congress amended the law to include the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) of 1996, a federal requirement relating to mental health benefits. One true statement about the MHPA is that it

A.

requires all health plans to provide coverage for mental health services

B.

requires health plans to carve out mental/behavioral healthcare from other services provided by the plans

C.

allows health plans to require patients receiving mental health services to pay higher copayments than patients seeking treatment for physical illnesses

D.

prohibits health plans that offer mental health benefits from applying more restrictive limits on coverage for mental illness than on coverage for physical illness

By definition, a measure of the extent to which a health plan member can obtain necessary medical services in a timely manner is known as

A.

Network management

B.

Quality

C.

Cost-effectiveness

D.

Accessibility

The following statements are about the responsibilities that providers are expected to assume under most provider contracts with health plans. Select the answer choice containing the correct statement.

A.

All health plans now include in their provider contracts a statement that explicitly places responsibility for the medical care of plan members on the health plan rather than on the provider.

B.

According to the wording of most provider contracts, the responsibility of providers to deliver medical services to a plan member is not contingent upon the provider’s receipt of information regarding the member’s eligibility for these services.

C.

Most health plans include in their provider contracts a clause which requires providers to maintain open communication with plan members regarding appropriate treatment plans, even if the services are not covered by the member’s health plan.

D.

Most provider contracts require participating providers to discuss health plan payment arrangements with patients who are covered by the plan.

Salvatore Arris is a member of the Crescent Health Plan, which provides its members with a full range of medical services through its provider network. After suffering from debilitating headaches for several days, Mr. Arris made an appointment to see Neal Prater, a physician’s assistant in the Crescent network who provides primary care under the supervision of physician Dr. Anne Hunt. Mr. Prater referred Mr. Arris to Dr. Ginger Chen, an ophthalmologist, who determined that Mr. Arris’ symptoms were indicative of migraine headaches. Dr. Chen prescribed medicine for Mr. Arris, and Mr. Arris had the prescription filled at a pharmacy with which Crescent has contracted. The pharmacist, Steven Tucker, advised Mr. Arris to take the medicine with food or milk. In this situation, the person who functioned as an ancillary service provider is

A.

Mr. Prater

B.

Dr. Hunt

C.

Dr. Chen

D.

Mr. Tucker

The Sweeney Health Plan uses the discounted fee-for-service (DFFS) method to compensate some of its providers. Under this method of compensation, Sweeney calculates payments based on

A.

The standard fees of indemnity health insurance plans, adjusted by region

B.

The Medicare fee schedules used by other health plans, adjusted by region

C.

Whichever amount is higher, the billed charge or the DFFS amount

D.

Whichever amount is lower, the billed charge or the DFFS amount

Some states have enacted any willing provider laws. From the perspective of the health plan industry, one drawback of any willing provider laws is that they often result in a reduction of a plan’s

A.

Premium rates

B.

Ability to monitor utilization

C.

Number of primary care providers (PCPs)

D.

Number of specialists and ancillary providers

The Walton Health Plan uses the fee-for-service pharmaceutical reimbursement approach known as the maximum allowable cost (MAC) method. If Walton’s MAC list specifies a cost of 8 cents per tablet for a particular drug but the participating pharmacy pays 10 cents per tablet for the drug, then Walton will be obligated to reimburse the pharmacy for

A.

8 cents per tablet, but the pharmacy can bill the subscriber for the remaining 2 cents per tablet

B.

8 cents per tablet, and the pharmacy cannot bill the subscriber for the remaining 2 cents per tablet

C.

10 cents per tablet, but the pharmacy must refund the extra 2 cents per tablet to the subscriber

D.

10 cents per tablet, and the pharmacy is not required to refund the extra 2 cents per tablet to the subscriber

The Ionic Group, a provider group with 10,000 plan members, purchased for its hospital risk pool aggregate stop-loss insurance with a threshold of 110% of projected costs and a 10% coinsurance provision. Ionic funds the hospital risk pool at $40 per member per month (PMPM).

If Ionic’s actual hospital costs are $5,580,000 for the year, then, under the aggregate stop-loss agreement, the stop-loss insurer is responsible for reimbursing Ionic in the amount of

A.

$30,000

B.

$270,000

C.

$300,000

D.

$702,000

Health plan contract negotiations with an integrated delivery system (IDS) or a hospital are usually lengthier and more complex than negotiations with a single-specialty provider.

A.

True

B.

False

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