AHIP Exam AHM-540 Topic 5 Question 23 Discussion

Adele Stanley, a member of the Greenhouse Health Plan, recently went to a network pharmacy to have a prescription filled. The pharmacist informed Ms. Stanley that the prescribed drug was not in the plan formulary and that reimbursement for the drug was not available except in extraordinary circumstances. The pharmacist asked Ms. Stanley if she would accept a generic substitute.

The paragraph below contains two pairs of terms enclosed in parentheses. Determine which term in each pair correctly completes the paragraph. Then select the answer choice containing the two terms that you have chosen.

Greenhouse's prescription drug reimbursement policy indicates that the plan formulary is classified as (open / closed), and that compliance by patients and providers is (mandatory / voluntary).