The Actual Number of Providers Included in a Provider Network

question 137

Multiple Choice

The actual number of providers included in a provider network may be based on staffing ratios. Staffing ratios relate the number of

• A) Potential providers in a plan's network to the number of individuals in the area to be served by the plan
• B) Providers in a plan's network to the number of enrollees in the plan
• C) Providers outside a plan's network to the number of providers in the plan's network
• D) Support staff in a plan's network to the number of medical practitioners in the plan's network

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