The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. The PPACA placed a greater burden on smaller healthcare providers for which of the following reasons?

a. The deadline for developing and implementing a compliance program has not
been established.
b. Though they were previously not required to establish a voluntary compliance program, they are now required to do so if they want to continue serving Medicare beneficiaries.
c. The costs associated with developing a compliance program are statistically higher for smaller providers than larger providers.
d. Most small healthcare providers accept Medicare and Medicaid insurance, but they do not accept SHCIP.


Answer: b

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