Third-party reimbursement refers to a
1. Negotiated, prepaid fixed fee for each covered individual or family in a health care plan.
2. Prepaid and coordinated fee-for-service health care plan designed to encourage greater control over the use and cost of health care services.
3. Specified flat fee per unit of service or time that the individual pays.
4. System in which fiscal payment for health care services is provided by an intermediary such as an insurance company.
ANS: 4
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