Answered: Which of the following is one of the…

Phlebotomy Essentials

6th Edition

ISBN:9781451194524

Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

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29. Which of the following is one of the most unfortunate and significant trends observed in recent health care fraud cases?

Transcribed Image Text:to search Computer Password: OC. meandering Od. mooching 28. Who commits most Medicare fraud? Oa. individuals O b. health care providers Oc. insurance companies Od. organized crime rings 29. Which of the following is one of the most unfortunate and significant trends observed in recent health care fraud cases? a. conducting too many surgeries Ob. prescribing brand-name drugs when generics are available Oc. the willingness of medical professionals to risk patient harm in their schemes Od. using physicians' assistants to perform treatments that should be performed only by qualified physicians 30. A man is found dead and his daughter, the named beneficiary under his life insurance policy, has been convicted of his murder. Will the daughter be able to collect the death benefit? Oa. Yes, the insurance policy is a legal and binding contract. Ob. Yes, her involvement in the death is not relative to the death benefit. Oc. Yes, she can collect if no other beneficiaries are named. od. No, the death benefit cannot be paid to a beneficiary who deliberately plans and/or carries out an insured's death. << Questions 11-20 Questions 31-35 >> Please answer all questions to grade the exam. E ✡ G hp 5

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To go by a legal definition, healthcare fraud is a fraud wherein medical claims are dishonestly submitted in an effort to illegally take advantage of the bills made.Healthcare fraud is against the law with victims. Each year, it effects in losses of tens of billions of dollars for both companies and people. It can also additionally bring about better medical insurance costs, the want for unneeded scientific procedures, and better taxes.

Any healthcare professional, patients, or other people, who on purpose, mislead the healthcare system in order to get illegal benefits or money can be said to be involved in a healthcare fraud.