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What this question is testing
Objective: Patient financial responsibility
Prompt focus: A patient's insurance plan requires the patient to pay 20 percent of the allowed amount for a covered service while the plan pays 80 percent. What is this cost-sharing arrangement called?
Why the correct answer works
Coinsurance
Correct. A percentage share of the allowed amount paid by the patient, such as 20 percent, is coinsurance.
Why the tempting wrong answer fails
A copayment is a fixed dollar amount per visit, not a percentage of the allowed amount.
Plain-language takeaway
Coinsurance is the percentage of the allowed amount that the patient pays after the deductible is met. A 20 percent patient share with the plan paying 80 percent is a coinsurance arrangement.
Simple analogy
Think of patient financial responsibility like following a short checklist: identify the clue, confirm the rule, and then make the move that fits this exact scenario.
How to review it before a retake
- Underline the command word and name what the question is asking before rereading the choices.
- Compare the correct answer against the closest distractor and write the exact detail that separates them.
- Retest this objective with a fresh question without looking at the rationale first.