Internet Case—Medicare and Medicaid. The federal government through the Medicare and Medicaid programs is one of the largest providers of patient service revenues to health care organizations. Information concerning these programs is available through the Department of Health and Human Services Web site.
Required
Accessing the Web site at www.cms.hhs.gov answer the following questions:
a. Who are the recipients of Medicare and Medicaid program benefits?
b. What were the annual outlays (expenditures) for each program for the most recent year?
c. What is CMS?
d. What is the National Program on Integrity and what are the objectives of its program reviews?
e. What factors do you believe contribute to fraud in Medicare and Medicaid programs?