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CPMA EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CMS Fraud Definition - ....ANSWER ...-Making false statements or misrepresenting facts to obtain an undeserved benefit or payment from a federal healthcare program CMS Abuse Definition - ....ANSWER ...-An action that results in unnecessary costs to a federal healthcare program, either directly or indirectly CMS Examples of Fraud - ....ANSWER ...-Billing for services and/or supplies that you know were not furnished or provided, altering claim forms and/or receipts to receive a higher payment amount, billing a Medicare patient above the allowed amount for services, billing for services at a higher level than provided or necessary, misrepresenting the diagnosis to justify payment CMS Examples of Abuse - ....ANSWER ...-Misusing codes on a claim, charging excessively for services or supplies, billing for services that were not medically necessary, failure to maintain adequate medical or financial records, improper billing practices, billing Medicare patients a higher fee schedule than nonMedicare patients ....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1