Medicare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Fraudulent and abusive practices put the health and welfare of millions of Americans at risk and cost U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars every year. If organizations do not have programs designed to prevent detect and correct noncompliance patients’ Medicare services might be delayed they might not be able to use the providers of their choice or their benefits could be denied. In this course you will learn how you can help fight fraud waste and abuse in Medicare programs including what the major laws are that prohibit abusive practices how to recognize unlawful activities how to prevent correct and report fraudulent wasteful and abusive actions and where to get help.