Anti-Kickback Statutes Were Enacted to Prevent _____

question 34

Multiple Choice

Anti-kickback statutes were enacted to prevent _____.

• A) HMO control of health care
• B) Overbilling of laboratory services
• C) Plaintiffs from filing qui tam actions
• D) Remuneration for patient referrals

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A behavioral adjustment technique in which the severity of an action is modified by using reinforcements or penalties.

Favorable Stimulus

Any external cue or event that elicits a positive reaction, often reinforcing a behavior or creating a pleasant experience.

Shaping

a method of training by which successive approximations toward a desired behavior are reinforced until the behavior is achieved.

Successive Approximations

A method used in behavioral psychology involving the reinforcement of behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior.