Which of the following best defines Medicare?
a. A partnership between federal and state agencies to provide for low-income children without parental support or caretaking relatives for individuals with disabilities, and low-income adults
b. A federal program intended for Americans age 65 years of age or older
c. The federal law enforcement agency responsible for the identification and control of drug use, abuse, and smuggling in the United States
d. An initiative intended to reduce incorrect coding and improper overpayments and underpayments through the identification of codes that may or may not be utilized together, that are medically unlikely, or that are mutually exclusive of one another
b) A federal program intended for Americans 65 years of age or older
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Which of the following is a contraindication to administering isotonic crystalloid solutions such as lactated Ringer's and normal saline?
A) Patients with traumatic brain injury B) Patients with stroke C) Patients which require fluid replacement D) Patients with congestive heart failure
The _______________ is a statement sent to the provider to explain payments made by third-party payers
A. remittance advice C. attestation statement B. advance beneficiary notice D. acknowledgment notice