Greenpath Health Services, Inc

Greenpath Health Services, Inc., an HMO, recently terminated some providers from its network in response to the changing enrollment and geographic needs of the plan. A provision in Greenpath's contracts with its healthcare providers states that Greenpath can terminate the contract at any time, without providing any reason for the termination, by giving the other party a specified period of notice. The state in which Greenpath operates has an HMO statute that is patterned on the NAIC HMO Model Act, which requires Greenpath to notify enrollees of any material change in its provider network. As required by the HMO Model Act, the state insurance department is conducting an examination of Greenpath's operations. The scope of the on-site examination covers all aspects of Greenpath's market conduct operations, including its compliance with regulatory requirements. With respect to the type of change that constitutes a material change under the HMO Model Act's disclosure requirements, the termination of one healthcare provider from Greenpath's provider network

A) Always qualifies as a material change in the plan, and Greenpath must report the change to all plan enrollees
B) Always qualifies as a material change in the plan, and Greenpath must report the change to only those plan enrollees who have received care from the terminated provider
C) Qualifies as a material change in the plan only if the provider is a primary care provider, and in such a case Greenpath must report the change to all plan enrollees
D) such a case Greenpath must report the change to only those plan enrollees who receive primary care from the terminated provider

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