The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 allows certain health care providers to withdraw from Medicare and enter into private contracts with their Medicare patients, which requires "opting out" of Medicare for at least __________ years for all covered items and services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
a
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Which drug provides rapid relief of an acute situation of airway narrowing?
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A. O80, O72.2, Z37.0 C. Z3A.39, O72.2, Z37.0 B. O72.2, Z37.0 D. O80, Z37.0, O72.2