Public static boolean isPalindrome(String word)
* Check to see if a word is a palindrome. Should be case-independent.
* @param word a String without whitespace
* @return true if the word is a palindrome
  

Public static int longestWordLength(String words)

* Returns length of the longest word in the given String using recursion (no loops).
* Hint: a Scanner may be helpful for finding word boundaries. After delimiting by space,
* use the following method on your String to remove punctuation {@code .replaceAll("[^a-zA-Z]", "")}
* If you use a Scanner, you will need a helper method to do the recursion on the Scanner object.
* @param words A String containing one or more words.
* @return The length of the longest word in the String.
* @see Scanner#Scanner(String)
* @see Scanner#next()
* @see String#split(String)
* @see String#replaceAll(String, String)
* @see Math#max(int, int)

1. Word Match: From the list of words provided, enter in the table below the word that best describes each of the listed meanings

1. Word Match: From the list of words provided, enter in the table below the word that best describes each of the listed meanings

Fill the blank with the correct word from the word blank

Because of the adverse selection problem in the financial market, a firm’s newly issued stocks or bonds could be ( ) so that the firm would withdraw from the market. It will leave only the ( ) credit firms in the market.

To solve the asymmetric information problem between the lenders and borrowers, ( ) could be used as a good mechanism for ensuring that a borrower is likely to repay a lender.

word bank:

over-valued, under-valued, internal, external, directly, indirectly, GNP, GDP, information, confidence, good, bad, average, assets, liabilities, capital, revenues, expenses, costs, profits, net worth, resources, data, collateral,

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the balance sheet of commercial banks?

①Banks obtain the funds from depositors as well as by borrowings

②Banks use these funds to make loans or to purchase marketable securities

③The difference between a bank’s assets and liabilities is the bank’s profit

④The bank’s profit also come from service fees

Some of the bank’s profit-making activities do not appear on the balance sheet of the bank. These activities are called (          ).

①Profit generator

②Hidden card operation

③Off-balance sheet activities

④Off-income statement items

Fill the blank with the correct word from the word blank

Because of the adverse selection problem in the financial market, a firm’s newly issued stocks or bonds could be ( ) so that the firm would withdraw from the market. It will leave only the ( ) credit firms in the market.

To solve the asymmetric information problem between the lenders and borrowers, ( ) could be used as a good mechanism for ensuring that a borrower is likely to repay a lender.

word bank:

over-valued, under-valued, internal, external, directly, indirectly, GNP, GDP, information, confidence, good, bad, average, assets, liabilities, capital, revenues, expenses, costs, profits, net worth, resources, data, collateral,

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the balance sheet of commercial banks?

①Banks obtain the funds from depositors as well as by borrowings

②Banks use these funds to make loans or to purchase marketable securities

③The difference between a bank’s assets and liabilities is the bank’s profit

④The bank’s profit also come from service fees

Some of the bank’s profit-making activities do not appear on the balance sheet of the bank. These activities are called (          ).

①Profit generator

②Hidden card operation

③Off-balance sheet activities

④Off-income statement items

VOCABULARY REVIEW
Using the word pool on the right, find the correct word to match the definition. Write the word on the line after the
definition.
Group A Word Pool
1. A document sent by the insurance company to the provider and
the patient explaining the allowed charge amount, the amount
reimbursed for services, and the patient’s financial responsibilities
_______________________

2. An online marketplace where you can compare and buy
individual health insurance plans; state health insurance
exchanges were established as part of the Affordable Care Act
_______________________

3. Low-income Medicare patients who qualify for Medicaid for their
secondary insurance _______________________

4. A formal request for payment from an insurance company for
services provided _______________________

5. System used to determine how much providers should be paid
for services rendered; used by Medicare and many other health
insurance companies _______________________

6. An order from a primary care provider for the patient to see a
specialist or get certain medical services _______________________

7. A written agreement between two parties where one party (the
insurance company) agrees to pay another party (the patient) if
certain specified ci cumstances occur _______________________

8. A list of fixed fees for services ______________________

9. An organization that processes claims and provides
administrative services for another organization; often used by
self-funded plans _______________________

10. Poor, needy, impoverished _______________________

policy
claim
indigent
resource-based relative value
scale (RBRVS)
explanation of benefits (EOB)
fee schedule
qualified Medica e
beneficiaries (QMBs)
third-party administrator
(TPA)
health insurance exchange
referral