With regard to the federal anti-kickback statute, which of the following is TRUE

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With regard to the federal anti-kickback statute, which of the following is TRUE? a.It applies to payments made in cash, but not to payments made in kind. b. It applies to the person who offers or makes illegal payments, but does not 3. apply to the person who requests or receives such payments. Apayment is lawful if part of the motivation for the payment was to pay for c. services rendered and part was to influence referrals of Medicare patients. X d. A payment is illegal if any part of the motivation of the payment was to influence referrals of Medicare patients, even if the primary purpose was to pay for services rendered Which of the following arguments, if any, has been made to justify tort reform 4. proposals that place a limit on damages in medical malpractice cases? a. b. c. Plaintiffs have difficulty finding willing attorneys to represent them. Insurance companies get a windfall in states without tort reform. High jury awards limit access to health care by increasing the cost of liability X insurance which drives physicians away d. None of the above. S. prospective utilization review is exempt from mandated benefit laws. A government-sponsored managed care organization that uses a system of True X False

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Ans 3 : d) a payment is illegal if any part of the motivation of the payment was to influence referrals of medicare patients , even if the primary purpose was to pay for the services rendered.

The federal anti kickback statute is a crimial statute that prevents the offer or exchange of anything that has value to reward the refferals of federal health care .

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