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The provider contract between the Ocelot Health Plan and Dr. Enos Zorn, one of the health plan's participating providers, is a brief contract which includes, by reference, an Ocelot provider manual. This manual contains much of the information found in Ocelot's comprehensive provider contracts. The following statements are about Dr. Zorn's provider contract. Select the answer choice containing the correct statement.
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Most health plan contracts provide an outline of the criteria that a healthcare service must meet in order to be considered ''medically necessary.'' Typically, in order for a healthcare service to be considered medically necessary, the service provided by a physician or other healthcare provider to identify and treat a member's illness or injury must be
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Grant Pelham is covered by both a workers' compensation program and a group health plan provided by his employer. The Shipwright Health Plan administers both programs. Mr. Grant was injured while on the job and applied for benefits.
Because Mr. Pelham was injured on the job, he is entitled to receive benefits through workers' compensation. Under the terms of the state-mandated exclusive remedy doctrine included in the workers' compensation agreement, Mr. Pelham will most likely be prohibited from
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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
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