Health plans arrange for the delivery of various levels of healthcare, including1. Emergency care2. Urgent care3. Primary care delivered in a provider’s officeIn a ranking of these levels of care according to cost, beginning with the least expensive level ofcare and ending with the most expensive level of care, the correct order would be
Demetrius Farrell, age 82, is suffering from a terminal illness and has consulted his health planabout the care options available to him. In order to avoid unwanted, futile interventions, Mr. Farrellsigned an advance directive that indicates the types of end-of-life medical treatment he wants toreceive. His family is to use this document as a guide should Mr. Farrell become incapacitated.For this question, if answer choices (A) through (C) are all correct, select answer choice (D).Otherwise, select the one correct answer choice.Decisions regarding Mr. Farrell’s end-of-life care are legally the right and responsibility of
Medicare beneficiaries can obtain healthcare benefits through fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare
programs, Medicare medical savings account (MSA) plans, Medigap insurance, or coordinated
care plans (CCPs). Unlike other coverage options, CCPs
Helena Ray, a member of the Harbrace Health Plan, suffers from migraine headaches. To treatMs. Ray’s condition, her physician has prescribed Upzil, a medication that has Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) approval only for the treatment of depression. Upzil has not been tested forsafety or effectiveness in the treatment of migraine headache. Although Harbrace’s medical policyfor migraine headache does not include coverage of Upzil, Harbrace has agreed to provide extracontractualcoverage of Upzil for Ms. Ray.In this situation, the prescribing of Upzil for Ms. Ray’s headaches is an example of