List the four most common types of Medicare fraud.

What will be an ideal response?


The four most common types of Medicare fraud are billing for services that were not rendered, misrepresenting noncovered services as medically necessary, signing blank records or falsifying information on records for the sole purpose of obtaining payment, and consistently using procedure codes that describe more extensive services than those actually performed.

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During the delivery of the baby, you should:

a. pull gently on the umbilical cord to encourage the placenta to deliver. b. "milk" the cord toward the baby. c. suction the baby's mouth first, then the nose. d. administer high-flow, high-concentration oxygen to the baby.

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Emphysema may be caused by all of the following EXCEPT:

a. inhaling asbestos fibers. b. ?1-antitrypsin deficiency. c. secondhand cigarette smoke. d. air pollution.

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Herpes simplex is caused by 

A. something unknown. B. a virus. C. bacteria. D. lice.

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In self-defense, a _________________________may bark, spit, and urinate on the perceived threat

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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