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HCR 202 Entire Course For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   HCR 202 Week 1
CheckPoint Comparing Cost Control Strategies HCR
202 Week 1 CheckPoint Ramifications of
Participation Contracts HCR 202 Week 1 Assignment
Features of Private Payer and Consumer-Driven
Health Plans HCR 202 Week 2 CheckPoint
Summarizing the Medigap Program HCR 202 Week 2 DQ
1and DQ 2 HCR 202 Week 3 Assignment welfare
reforms act HCR 202 Week 3 CheckPoint Working
with Medicaid HCR 202 Week 4 Assignment The
TRICARE Program HCR 202 Week 4 DQ 1and DQ 2  
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HCR 202 Week 1 Assignment Features of Private
Payer and Consumer-Driven Health Plans For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   7. Assignment
 Features of Private Payer and Consumer-Driven
Health Plans Resources Table 9.1 on p. 293
of Medical Insurance, Table 9.2 on p. 296
of Medical Insurance, and the U.S. Treasurers
Office and Oregon Blue Cross/Blue Shield Web
sites Due Date Day 7 post to the Assignment
Folder Refer to Table 9.1 on p. 293 and Table
9.2 on p. 296 of your textbook. Review
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HCR 202 Week 1 CheckPoint Comparing Cost Control
Strategies For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com   CheckPoint Comparing Cost Control
Strategies Resource Ch. 9 (pp. 287-291)
of Medical Insurance Due Date Day 3 post to
the Individual forum Post a 200- to 300-word
response to the following Compare cost control
strategies of employer-sponsored (employers buy
from insurance companies) to self-funded
(employers cover costs of benefits) health plans.
Include the following factors Riders Enrollment
periods  
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HCR 202 Week 1 CheckPoint Ramifications of
Participation Contracts For more classes
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cations of Participation Contracts Resource Ch.
9 (pp. 304-305) of Medical Insurance Due
Date Day 4 post to the Individual forum Discuss
 how participation contracts represent financial
opportunities for providers. What are positive
and negative ramifications of discounted
fee-for-service arrangements? Explain your
answers in 200 to 300 words.   
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HCR 202 Week 2 CheckPoint Summarizing the Medigap
Program For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.co
m   CheckPoint Summarizing the Medigap
Program Resources Figure 10.7 on p. 350
of Medical Insurance, and the WebMD and
Diabetes.org Web sites Due Date Day 5 to
the Assignment Folder Refer to Figure 10.7 and
the WebMD and Diabetes.org Web sites at
http//www.webmd.com/Medicare/medigap and
http//www.diabetes.org/advocacy-and-legalresource
s/healthcare/medicare/medigap.jsp Compose a 250-
to 300-word summary reflecting upon the Medigap
program. Address the following questions in your
summary  
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HCR 202 Week 2 DQ 1and DQ 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Discussion Question
1 Due Date Day 2 Main forum Post your response
to the following Explain whether or not you
believe Medicares eligibility limitations are
reasonable in scope. 4. Discussion Question 2 Due
Date Day 4 Main forum Post your response to
the following In your opinion, what potential
positive and negative ramifications could result
from offering payment incentives for physician
participation in Medicare programs? Explain your
answers and provide examples from this weeks
Internet and ERR readings located on your student
web page.   
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HCR 202 Week 3 assignment welfare reforms act For
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nt The Welfare Reform Act Due Date Day 7 to
the Assignment Folder Write a 750- to 1,050-word
paper discussing the positive and negative
implications of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 on
Medicaid. Respond to one or more of the following
questions in your paper Did the Welfare Reform
Act cause existing Medicaid beneficiaries to lose
necessary coverage? Do eligible Medicaid
candidates sometimes remain un-enrolled even
though they are needy as a result of the Welfare
Reform Act?  
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HCR 202 Week 3 CheckPoint Working with
Medicaid For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.c
om   CheckPoint Working with Medicaid Resources
Ch. 11 (pp. 374-375, 385-386) of Medical
Insurance and the U.S. Department of Health
Human Services Web site. Due Date Day 4 to
the Assignment Folder Refer to U.S. Department
of Health Human Services Web site at
http//www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp Select Me
dicaid Program - General Information. Post a 250-
to 300-word response to the following Briefly
discuss factors that determine Medicaid
eligibility, and whether a procedure or service
is covered. When can a provider bill a Medicaid
patient directly for services?  
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HCR 202 Week 4 Assignment The TRICARE Program For
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nt Describing TRICARE Resources Appendix B and
Ch. 12 (pp. 399-404, 409-411) of Medical
Insurance Due Date Day 5 to the Assignment
Folder Refer to Appendix B for guidance on
presentations and the Microsoft Help and Support
Web site for assistance with questions related to
PowerPoint at http//support.microsoft.com/ Creat
e a 5- to 8-slide PowerPoint presentation that
describes features of the TRICARE program and its
four subsidiaries. Include detailed speaker notes
to explain the following topics in your
presentation Eligibility requirements  
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  HCR 202 Week 4 DQ 1and DQ 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Discussion Question
1 Due Date Day 2 Main forum Post your response
to the following Based on eligibility and cost
sharing requirements, what are the financial
advantages for either providers or patients
participating in the TRICARE program? How do
annual limits (catastrophic caps) affect
patients cost sharing requirements? Explain your
answers. 3. Discussion Question 2 Due Date Day 4
Main forum  
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HCR 202 Week 5 Assignment Understanding
Work-Related Injuries For more classes
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ding Work-Related Injuries Resources Appendix C
and Ch. 13 (pp. 425- 427) of Medical
Insurance Due Date Day 7 to the Assignment
Folder   Compose a 750- to 1,050-word response
describing the workers compensation claim
process. Include the following information in
your answer Overall description of the workers
compensation claims process Responsibilities of
the employee, employer, physician, and insurance
carrier How do HIPAA Privacy Rules apply to
workers compensation?  
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HCR 202 Week 5 CheckPoint Characteristics of
Workers Compensation Plans For more classes
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istics of Workers Compensation Plans Resources
Ch. 13 (pp. 423-424) of Medical Insurance and the
U.S. Department of Labor Web site Due Date Day 4
to the Assignment Folder Refer to Ch. 13 (pp.
423-424) of your textbook and the U.S. Department
of Labor Web site at http//www.dol.gov/dol/topic
/workcomp/index.htm Post a 250- to 300-word
response to the following In your own words,
briefly describe the features of the four federal
workers compensation plans and the two types of
state workers compensation benefits. Why is it
necessary to have both federal and state
compensation plans?   
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HCR 202 Week 6 CheckPoint Purpose of the General
Appeals For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.co
m   CheckPoint Purpose of the General Appeals
Process Resource Ch. 14 (p. 463) of Medical
Insurance Due Date Day 5 to the Assignment
Folder Use the Internet to locate three
additional examples of claims errors and classify
them according the categories noted on page 463
of your textbook. Respond to the following in 250
to 300 words Briefly describe the purpose of the
general appeals process. Incorporate the three
additional examples of claims errors you located
on the Internet, classified according to the
categories in the text.   
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HCR 202 Week 6 DQ 1and DQ 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Discussion Question
1 Due Date Day 2 Main forum Post your response
to the following Do you believe the RA/EOB is an
effective method of communicating claim
adjudication information to patients? When you
have received an RA/EOB in the mail, is it easy
or difficult to understand? What suggestions
could you make to improve patient-payer
communication regarding the claim adjudication
process? Explain your answers.    
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HCR 202 Week 7 Assignment Understanding the
Collection Process For more classes
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Understanding the Collection Process Resources
Ch. 15 (pp. 494-505) of Medical Insurance and
Microsoft Help Web site Due Date Day 7 to
the Assignment Folder Suppose you are working in
a medical office and are helping train a new
billing specialist about collections. You decide
that a job aid in the form of a flow chart would
be a useful tool. Refer to Microsoft Help Web
site at http//support.microsoft.com/ for
questions related to creating a flow chart in
Microsoft Word.  
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HCR 202 Week 7 CheckPoint Effective Financial
Policies and Procedures For more classes
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Financial Policies and Procedures Resources
Figures 15.1 and 15.2 (pp. 485-486) in Medical
Insurance Due Date Day 4 to the Assignment
Folder Refer to Figure 15.1 and 15.2 in Medical
Insurance. Post a 350- to 400-word response to
the following The three major elements to
critical thinking are logical inquiry, problem
solving, and evaluative decision making. In this
CheckPoint, you will exercise critical thinking
skills to answer the following questions What
are the basic elements of an effective medical
office financial policy?  
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HCR 202 Week 8 CheckPoint Inpatient and
Outpatient Hospital Services For more classes
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and Outpatient Hospital Services Resource Ch.
16 (pp. 513-514, 523-526) of Medical
Insurance Due Date Day 5 to the Assignment
Folder ? Post a 250- to 300-word response to the
following What are the major differences between
inpatient and outpatient hospital services?
Describe how these differences affect the coding
process and provide examples.  
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HCR 202 Week 8 DQ 1and DQ 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Discussion Question
1 Due Date Day 2 Main forum Refer to your text
and the following links to help you answer
questions about written consent American Medical
Association Web site at http//archsurg.ama-assn.
org/cgi/reprint/135/1/26.pdf Integrated
Publishing Web site at http//www.tpub.com/conten
t/medical/14295/css/14295_416.htm Post your
response to the following What is the importance
of obtaining written consent from patients prior
to receiving medical treatment? What are the
implications of failing to do so? Does a medical
emergency alter the conditions of written
consent? Why or why not? Explain your answers.  
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  HCR 202 Week 9 Assignment Financial Policy
DCSAA Finicial Policy For more classes
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Project Design a Financial Policy Resources Appe
ndix A and Figure 15.1 on p. 487 of Medical
Insurance Due Date Day 7 to the Assignment
Folder Use critical thinking skills to complete
your final project. These skills include
suspending judgment and applying problem-solving
skills and methods while conducting research. You
will form evaluative decisions and provide your
rationale after considering how you would design
a medical office financial policy.  
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HCR 202 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Capstone
CheckPoint Resources Appendix A, Chapter 14 (pp.
449-477) of Medical Insurance, and Microsoft
Help Web site Due Date Day 4 to the Assignment
Folder Refer to Chapter 14 of Medical
Insurance and previous assignments from that
chapter as a resource. Visit the Microsoft Help
link for assistance with questions related to
creating a flow chart in Microsoft Word at
http//support.microsoft.com/  
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