1. Why is the US health care system considered complex?
2. How do health care organizations get paid? Do payers all pay the same rate for the same service?
3. What is a third-party payment system? How does this payment system affect the financial management of health care organizations?
4. What is a contractual allowance?
5. Why are some charges not reported as revenue for health care organizations?
6. What are the major changes contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010?