IFP
SPP
Medicare
All LOB/Intake
All LOB/Intake
100

You are working on an IFP member's claims appeal, but you are needing more information from the provider and the timeline is coming due- are you able to take a 14 day extension to try and obtain this additional info? (Yes or No)

What is No

100

A Medicaid member filed a grievance based on a conversation that had with their UCare care coordinator. Is A&G able to accept this as an grievance? (Yes or No)

What is Yes

100

A Medicare member files an oral grievance with our Customer Services department. What is the timeline for A&G to complete this?

  • A. 10 days
  • B. 14 days 
  • C. 30 days
  • What is C.-30 days
100

How long are Power of Attorney (POA) papers valid?

  • A. 1year
  • B. 5 years
  • C. Never expires as long as the member is alive

                 

 What is C.-Never expires as long as the member is alive

100

You are working a service appeal and know that the workflow process states you need to contact the provider to ask if they have additional information. How many attempts need to be made?

  • A. 3
  • B. 5
  • C. 1

          

    What is A. 3

200

An IFP member just called in and filed an appeal for the denial of their Omeprazole medication. You look and see this medication is not on the member's formulary. How many hours do you have to complete this appeal?

  • A. 30 Days
  • B. 72 hours
  • C. 24 hours
  • What is B.-72 hours
200

A provider appeals on behalf of a Medicaid member's medication denial and we upheld the original decision. The provider would like to do a peer to peer review, but you notice AMR conducted the review. What do you do next?

  • A. Ask our MD to do the peer to peer review
  • B. Inform the provider we cannot fulfill his request
  • C. Send a request to AMR for them to conduct the peer to peer review
  • What is C.-Send a request to AMR for them to conduct the peer to peer review
200

A Medicare member files an appeal on claims denial they received in Sept 2019. After seeing this, what do you do?

  • A. Request the case be deleted
  • B. Call the member to inquire if they have good cause to submit the appeal
  • C. Do nothing and work the case as normal
  • What is B.-Call the member to inquire if they have good cause to submit the appeal
200

If there is an MSHO member that sent in an appeal for Elderly waiver services, which benefit do we process his appeal under.

  • A. Medicare
  • B. Medicaid
  • C. Both
  • D. Neither
  • What is B.-Medicaid
200

We receive an oral grievance that Customer Service set-up, but the member was not advised of their additional rights. What do you do next?

  • A. Nothing
  • B. Intake will call the member and give rights
  • C. Give back to Customer Service

        

  • B. Intake will call the member and give rights
300

An IFP member's appeal was upheld and they are wanting to know their second level appeal rights.

What is Minnesota Department of Health or Department of Commerce

300

Which Rights are given to Medicaid members upon giving them their resolution on an oral grievance?

  • A. The Right to a written grievance Ombudsperson and MDH contact info
  • B. The Right to a written grievance and MDH contact info
  • C. The Right to Party
  • D. The Right to a written grievance


What is A. The Right to a written grievance Ombudsperson and MDH contact info

300

A Medicare member's appeal is upheld, and they are wanting to know their second level appeal rights?

What is Maximus

300

You are working a claims appeal and see that the member is appealing their $300 bill they received due to their in-network provider sending their lab tests to an out of network provider. Who is able to make the business decision for this appeal?

  • A. Leadership
  • B. Use the Business Decision Making Grid
  • C. Clinical Services

       

What is B. Use the Business Decision Making Grid

300

If the intake screen states 1/1/23, but the appeal letter states 1/2/23. What do you do?

  • A. Change to correct date and add a 'Date Modified' note
  • B. Do nothing
  • C. Change to the correct date

          

   A. Change to correct date and add a 'Date Modified' note

400

A contracted provider for an IFP member is filing a claims appeal, but we see that we do not have the member's written consent for the provider to file on their behalf. What do we do next?

  • A. Call the member to get verbal consent
  • B. Send to our claims Department to handle
  • C. Accept and work the appeal as normal
  • What is B.-Send to our claims Department to handle
400
  1. You are working a case in which an SPP member is being billed from an out of state/out of network Medicaid participating provider for emergency services.  What can be done to resolve this for the member?
  • A. Send leadership a BD recommending to uphold the processing of member’s claim
  • B. Inform provider that they must accept DHS payment as reimbursement in full
  • C. Do nothing and hope for the best
  • What is C.-Inform provider that they must accept DHS payment as reimbursement in full
400

Do the Aspirus plans have their own materials? Yes or No?



What is Yes

400

A&G receives a claims appeal from a non-contracted provider who is appealing the allowed amount. Can we accept this appeal? (Yes or No)

What is No (This would be sent to our Claims Dept)

400

19.A member that has D-SNP has their spouse filing on their behalf. Which type of authorization can be used for their spouse to appeal on their behalf?

  • A. Verbal authorization
  • B. CMS-1696
  • C. We do not need authorization
  • D. None of the above

                     

    What is B.-CMS-1696

500

If a member receives emergency services at a non-network emergency department, can they be balance billed?

  • A. Yes
  • B. No
  • C. The decision is up to the provider


  • B. No-Non-network providers cannot bill you for the amount that is higher than UCare’s allowed amount for emergency services
500

A Medicaid pharmacy appeal is received during the on-call weekend. The case is resolved, but you can’t get ahold of the member. What do you do?  

  • A. Fed-ex the letter to the member
  • B. Mail the letter to the member
  • C. Do nothing and worry about it on Monday

B. Mail the letter to the member

500

When is an SNF appeal considered urgent?

  • A. Only upon member’s request
  • B. Only if the SNF requests
  • C. Upon receipt if less than 12 hours from discharge

     

What is C. Upon receipt if less than 12 hours from discharge

500

If you are assigned to be intake back-up for the day, what do you do?

  • A. Log in and start working queues at 8am
  • B. Do nothing
  • C. Watch your group chat for updates from the intake specialist


What is C. Watch your group chat for updates from the intake specialist

500

If you receive an appeal in which the DTR is dated in 2022, but the appeal was initiated in 2023, which coverage criteria plan year do you reference?

  • A. The year the denial took place
  • B. The year the appeal was initiated
  • C. Use the year 1971


  • What is A. The year the denial took place
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