Antitrust laws can affect the formation, merger activities, or acquisition initiatives of a health plan. In the United States, the two federal agencies that have the primary responsibility for enforcing antitrust laws are the:

TRICARE, a military healthcare program, offers eligible beneficiaries three options for healthcare services: TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Extra, and TRICARE Standard. With respect to plan features, both an annual deductible and claims filing requirements must be met, regardless of whether care is delivered by network providers, under:

The following statements are about market conduct examinations of health plans. Select the answer choice that contains the correct statement.

The following statements are about market conduct examinations of health plans. Select the answer choice that contains the correct statement.

Health plans are allowed to appeal rules or regulations that affect them. Generally, the grounds for such appeals are limited either to procedural grounds or jurisdictional grounds. The Kabyle Health Plan appealed the following new regulations:

Appeal 1 - Kabyle objected to this regulation on the ground that this regulation is inconsistent with the law.

Appeal 2 - Kabyle objected to this regulation because it believed that the subject matter was outside the realm of issues that are legal for inclusion in the regulatory agency's regulations.

Appeal 3 - Kabyle objected to the process by which this regulation was adopted.

Of these appeals, the ones that Kabyle appealed on jurisdictional grounds were: