For each of its products, the Wisteria Health Plan monitors the provider reimbursement trend and...

The provider reimbursement trend probably is more difficult for Wisteria to quantify than is the residual trend

Wisteria's residual trend is the difference between the total trend and the portion of the total trend caused by changes in Wisteria's provider reimbursement levels

The residual trend most likely has more impact on Wisteria's total trend than does the provider reimbursement trend

An example of a residual trend would be a 5% increase in the capitation rate paid to a PCP by Wisteria