1. Center for
Medicare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is a federal agency within the
and United States Department of Health and Human Services that
Medicaid administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state
Ser- vices
(CMS) governments to administer Med- icaid, the Children's Health Insurance
Program, and health insurance portability standards.
2. Waste Incurring unnecessary costs as a result of deficient management,
practices, or controls
3. Fraud Obtaining a benefit through intentional misrepresentation or concealment
of
material facts
4. Abuse Excessively or improperly using government resources
5. False Claims Act Prohibits the submission of false or fraudulent claims to the Government
6. Anti-Kickback
Statute The AKS, 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b), makes it a crime to knowingly and
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, Fraud, Waste and Abuse Training Final Exam.
willfully otter, pay,
solicit, or receive any
remuneration directly
or indirectly to induce
or
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