Users of the Fulcrum Health Plan financial information include:
The independent auditors who review Fulcrum's financial statements
Fulcrum's controller (comptroller)
Fulcrum's plan members
The providers that deliver healthcare services to Fulcrum plan members
Fulcrum's competitors
Of these users, the ones that most likely can correctly be classified as external users with a direct financial interest in Fulcrum are the
The Eclipse Health Plan is a not-for-profit health plan that qualifies under the Internal Revenue Code for tax-exempt status. This information indicates that Eclipse
The Challenger Group is a type of management services organization (MSO) that purchases the assets of physician practices, provides practice management and administrative support services to participating providers, and offers physicians a long-term contract and an equity position in Challenger. This information indicates that Challenger is a type of health plan
A key factor that distinguishes the various types of health plans is the type and amount of risk that a health plan assumes with respect to the delivery and financing of healthcare benefits. An example of a type of health plan that typically assumes the financial risk of delivering and financing healthcare benefits is a
The following statements are about pure risk and speculative risk---two kinds of risk that both businesses and individuals experience. Select the answer choice containing the correct statement.
