Regulatory and Legislative Bodies Are Among the Important Environmental Forces

Regulatory and legislative bodies are among the important environmental forces in the health plan industry. The following statements are about such regulation and legislation. Select the answer choice that contains the correct statement.

A) Federal guidelines exist to direct health plans on compliance issues when a health plan encounters conflicting state laws in a given service area.
B) Administrative rules and regulations do not carry the force of law.
C) As stakeholders in the health plan industry, federal and state governments exert tremendous influence over a health plan's formation and operations.
D) In recent years, the number of health plan bills in the state and the federal legislatures has decreased.