In order to determine a health plan's quick liquidity ratio, a financial analyst would divide the health plan's
The following statements are about 501(c)(9) trusts. Select the answer choice containing the correct statement:
As part of the first step in its strategic planning process, the Trout health plan developed the following statements:
Statement A---Trout will deliver quality healthcare to our customers at a reasonable cost.
Statement B---Within five years, Trout will be recognized as the industry leader in all of our markets.
Statement A can best be described as a
In order to show the efficiency of a health plan's managers in using the health plan's investments to earn a return for stockholders, a financial analyst most likely would use a type of profitability ratio known as
The following examples describe situations that expose an individual or a health plan to either pure risk or speculative risk:
Example 1 --- A health plan invested in 1,000 shares of stock issued by a technology company.
Example 2 --- An individual could contract a terminal illness.
Example 3 --- A health plan purchased a new information system.
Example 4 --- A health plan could be held liable for the negligent acts of an employee.
The examples that describe pure risk are