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Prior to the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997, payment for Medicare-covered primary and acute care services was based on the adjusted average per capita cost (AAPCC). The AAPCC is defined as the
Suggested Answer: D
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28 comments · newest first
FA
Fannie
11 months ago
No way, it's definitely not a fixed monthly fee!
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Amber
12 months ago
I think it's the fee-for-service amount, right?
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Marylyn
12 months ago
Wait, I thought it was more about individual patient costs?
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Ula
1 year ago
Totally agree, it's based on regional costs!
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Louvenia
1 year ago
AAPCC is all about average costs in a region.
FA
Fabiola
1 year ago
I think option C sounds familiar since it mentions adjustments for age and sex, which seems relevant to how Medicare calculates costs.
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Lisbeth
1 year ago
I want to say the AAPCC is linked to the average fixed monthly fee, but I can't recall the details clearly.
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Pansy
1 year ago
I remember practicing a question about how Medicare payments were structured before the BBA, and I feel like it was more about the fee-for-service model.
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Denny
1 year ago
I think the AAPCC relates to the average cost of services, but I'm not entirely sure if it's specifically for a geographic region.
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Carmen
1 year ago
This question seems pretty straightforward. Social engineering is definitely a means of harm, so I'm going to go with True.
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Adrianna
1 year ago
I think the key here is to clone the change set and add any missing dependent components. That seems like the most straightforward approach.
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Polly
1 year ago
Ha! AAPCC sounds like something you'd find in a medical dictionary. I'm just going to close my eyes and pick an answer. C seems as good as any.
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Evette
1 year ago
I was leaning towards A, but now I'm not so sure. This Balanced Budget Act stuff has me a bit confused. Maybe I should have paid more attention in my Medicare policy class.
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Magdalene
1 year ago
No, I don't think that's right. The AAPCC was based on the average cost of services, not the fee-for-service amount.
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Caren
1 year ago
C) fee-for-service amount that the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) would pay for a Medicare beneficiary, adjusted for age, sex, and institutional status
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Hannah
1 year ago
I think that's correct. The AAPCC was based on the average cost of services in a specific area.
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Santos
1 year ago
A) average cost of services delivered to all patients living in a specified geographic region
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Wayne
2 years ago
But C makes more sense because it takes into account age, sex, and institutional status.
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Crista
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is A.
DE
Desirae
2 years ago
Hmm, this seems pretty straightforward. I'm going with C as well. CMS definitely adjusts the payment based on those demographic factors.
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Lashonda
1 year ago
Yeah, that makes sense. It's important to adjust payments based on those factors.
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Felton
1 year ago
I think it's C too. CMS does take into account age, sex, and institutional status.
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Douglass
2 years ago
I think the answer is C. The AAPCC is the fee-for-service amount that CMS would pay for a Medicare beneficiary, adjusted for age, sex, and institutional status.
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King
1 year ago
I agree with the initial response, C is the correct answer.
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Lilli
1 year ago
Actually, I think it might be D, the average fixed monthly fee paid by all Medicare enrollees.
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Lenna
1 year ago
I believe it is A, the average cost of services delivered to all patients in a specified region.
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Krystina
2 years ago
I think the answer is C.
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Wayne
2 years ago
I think the answer is C.