AHIP Exam AHM-520 Topic 3 Question 58 Discussion

The Sesame health plan uses a method of accumulating cost data that enables the health plan to satisfy financial reporting requirements for compiling financial statements and corporate tax returns. Although this method assists Sesame's managers in studying which types of costs are rising and falling over time, it does not explain which areas of Sesame incur each cost. This method, which is the most basic level of cost accumulation, is known as accumulating costs by