Pad 599 Assignment 3 Evaluation Of Agencys Ethics, Cooperation, Leadership

PAD599 Assignment 3: Evaluation of Agency’s Ethics, Cooperation, Leadership, and Legal DecisionsNameCourseTutor’s NameDateAdministrative EthicsPerpetrators of fraud and abuse directed at Medicare have cost the taxpayer huge amounts of money. The trustees of Medicare Trust Funds have to find a middle ground between fraud enforcement and backlash from Medicare providers. In July 2017 it was reported that in the financial year 2016, Federal health officials made almost $60 million in inappropriate payments. Private Medicare Advantage plans accounted for S16 million while, billing errors in the standard Medicare programs accounted for the balance. Medicare’s administration still does not understand how much is lost in fraud. However it is clear that the accuracy of Medicare expenditures remains unsubstantiated (Schulte, 2017). Government auditors have reported that waste and overspending related to hiked up risk scores have cost taxpayer billions of dollars. Reviews have often uncovered payment errors in billings from UnitedHealth, but typically errors were only notified to Medicare if United Health is owed money. Overall Medicare records can only verify 60 percent of medical conditions health plans paid (Schulte, 2017).Medicare providers are a critical constituency that ethical standards must address,