Hospitals Are NOT Permitted to Submit Interim Claims for Medicaid

question 65

True/False

Hospitals are NOT permitted to submit interim claims for Medicaid patients while they are still hospitalized.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Expenses that fluctuate in direct proportion to production or sales figures, like direct labor and raw materials.

Variable Costing

A costing method that only includes variable production costs in the cost of goods sold and treats fixed overhead as a period expense.

Fixed Overhead

Expenses that do not vary with the level of production or sales, including rent, salaries, and insurance costs.

Period Cost

Costs that are not directly tied to the production process and are instead expensed in the period they are incurred, such as selling, administrative, and other expenses.