Alicia Myers recently graduated from nursing school and took a position as an occupational health nurse. The company she will be working for is very large, and they offer employees several options in health care coverage
Because Alicia's income is not excessive and she has student loans to repay and time constraints, she might choose health insurance that offers services at a centralized facility where care is coordinated and the copayments are low, such as in a:
1. Health maintenance organization—Individual Practice Association.
2. Health maintenance organization—Staff model.
3. Preferred provider organization.
4. Traditional indemnity plan.
ANS: 2
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