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HCR 202 Entire Course(New syllabus) For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   HCR 202 Week
1 Health Care Payors Worksheet HCR 202 Week 2
Payment Systems Worksheet HCR 202 Week 2 Health
Care Reimbursement Worksheet HCR 202 Week 3
Government Payors Worksheet HCR 202 Week 3
Government Payors Presentation HCR 202 Week 4
Features of Private Payor and Consumer-Driven
Health Plans
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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
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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.snaptutori
al.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
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HCR 202 Week 1 CheckPoint Ramifications of
Participation Contracts For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   6. CheckPoint Ramifi
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 1 Health Care Payors Worksheet For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   HCR 202
Week 1 Health Care Payors Worksheet Complete the
University of Phoenix Material Health Care
Payors Worksheet. Click the Assignment Files tab
to submit your assignment. Health Care Payors
Worksheet Complete Parts A and B of this
worksheet. Reference Ch. 1 of Medical Insurance
An Integrated Claims Process Approach (6th ed.)
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HCR 202 Week 2 CheckPoint Summarizing the Medigap
Program For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   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
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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
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HCR 202 Week 2 Health Care Reimbursement
Worksheet For more classes visit www.snaptutoria
l.com   HCR 202 Week 2 Health Care Reimbursement
Worksheet   Complete the University of Phoenix
Material Health Care Reimbursement
Worksheet.   Click the Assignment Files tab to
submit your assignment.   Health Care
Reimbursement Worksheet      
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HCR 202 Week 2 Payment Systems Worksheet For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   HCR 202
Week 2 Payment Systems Worksheet Complete the
Payment Systems Worksheet.   Click the Assignment
Files tab to submit your assignment.   Payment
System Worksheet   Complete Parts A and B of this
worksheet.  
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HCR 202 Week 3 assignment welfare reforms act
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Ass
ignment 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
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HCR 202 Week 3 CheckPoint Working with Medicaid
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Che
ckPoint 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 Medicaid Program -
General Information. Post a 250- to 300-word
response to the following
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HCR 202 Week 3 Government Payors Presentation
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   HCR
202 Week 3 Government Payors Presentation Create
a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
presentation that discusses Medicare, Medicaid,
the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA), and
TRICARE.   Include detailed speaker notes to
explain the following topics in your
presentation   Eligibility requirements
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HCR 202 Week 3 Government Payors Worksheet For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   HCR 202
Week 3 Government Payors Worksheet     Complete
the University of Phoenix Material Government
Payors Worksheet.   Click the Assignment Files
tab to submit your assignment.   Government
Payers Worksheet
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HCR 202 Week 4 Assignment The TRICARE Program
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Che
ckPoint 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
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HCR 202 Week 4 Benchmark AssignmentReimbursement
and Coverage Worksheet For more classes
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Benchmark AssignmentReimbursement and Coverage
Worksheet   Complete the Reimbursement and
Coverage Worksheet.   Click the Assignment Files
tab to submit your assignment.       Reimbursement
and Coverage Worksheet      
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HCR 202 Week 4 Characteristics of Workers
Compensation Plans For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   HCR 202 Week 4
Characteristics of Workers Compensation
Plans Resources Ch. 12 of Medical Insurance An
Integrated Claims Process Approach (6th ed.) and
the U.S. Department of Labor website Write a 350-
to 700-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 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
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HCR 202 Week 4 Features of Private Payor and
Consumer-Driven Health Plans For more classes
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Week 4 Features of Private Payor and
Consumer-Driven Health Plans Resources Table 8.1
and Table 8.2 in Ch. 8 of Medical Insurance An
Integrated Claims Process Approach (6th ed.) and
the U.S. Department of the Treasury
website Write a 350- to 700-word response to
familiarize yourself with private payer plans and
consumer-driven health plan (CDHP) account types.
Briefly list two to three main features for the
following nine items.
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HCR 202 Week 5 Assignment Understanding
Work-Related Injuries For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Assignment Understan
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
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HCR 202 Week 5 CheckPoint Characteristics of
Workers Compensation Plans For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   CheckPoint Character
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
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HCR 202 Week 5 Comparing Cost Control Strategies
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   HCR
202 Week 5 Comparing Cost Control
Strategies Resource Ch. 8 of Medical Insurance
An Integrated Claims Process Approach (6th
ed.). Write a 350- to 700-word response to the
following Compare cost control strategies of
employer-sponsored health plans (when employers
buy from insurance companies) to self-funded
health plans (when employers cover costs of
benefits). Include the following factors
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HCR 202 Week 5 Ramifications of Participation
Contracts For more classes visit www.snaptutoria
l.com   HCR 202 Week 5 Ramifications of
Participation Contracts Resource Ch. 8
of Medical Insurance An Integrated Claims
Process Approach (6th ed.). Write a 350- to
700-word paper that discusses how participation
contracts represent financial opportunities for
providers. What are positive and negative
ramifications of discounted fee-for-service
arrangements? Format your paper according to APA
guidelines.
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HCR 202 Week 6 CheckPoint Purpose of the General
Appeals For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   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.
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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
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Assignment
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
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HCR 202 Week 8 CheckPoint Inpatient and
Outpatient Hospital Services For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   CheckPoint Inpatient
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
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HCR 202 Week 9 Assignment Financial Policy DCSAA
Finicial Policy For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Final
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
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