HSOs Minimize Costs by ______________

question 37

Multiple Choice

HSOs minimize costs by ______________.

• A)encouraging practitioners and patients to emphasize prevention and shared responsibility for health care
• B)promoting the practice of defensive medicine
• C)increasing physician salaries and decrease administrative costs
• D)having more hospitalization, but usually only contracting with one hospital

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Definitions:

Prenuptial Agreement

A legal contract entered into before marriage specifying the distribution of assets and financial responsibilities in the event of divorce or death.

Donee Beneficiary

A third party who benefits from a contract in which a promisor agrees to give a gift to the third party.

Incidental Beneficiary

A person who indirectly benefits from the fulfillment of a contract or agreement but has no legal right to enforce the agreement.

Statute of Frauds

A rule of law mandating specific agreements must be documented with the signatures of those participating to be valid and binding.