Week 5 discussion college algebra

Please watch the weeklydiscussion video. Then, respond to the following prompt.

A cab company charges a flat fee boarding rate in addition to a per mile rate. Using your own experience or some Internet research: 

Write a function that represents a cab company’s rate taking into account the initial flat boarding rate and the per mile rate.

Based on the function you created, how much would it cost to go from your home to nearest grocery store in this cab?

Would you suspect that this function could be modeled by a linear, a quadratic function, or another type of function?

W5 Discussion “Fraud and Abuse in Medicare Billing” 

Reimbursement Methodologies 

Fraud and Abuse in Medicare Billing

Discuss Fraud and Abuse in Medicare billing. What policies and procedures to you think should be implemented to make sure healthcare providers remain in compliance 

W5 Assignment “The Rising Cost of Medicare Reimbursement Methodologies 

The Rising Cost of Medicare

In a two page, double spaced document using references in APA Format: As a result of the need to alleviate the cost associated with medical care, congress created a comprehensive program called Medicare. As indicated by research, cost has threatened the viability of the Medicare program. Research Medicare and discuss factors which are attributing to rising cost. Provide solutions to how the problem with rising cost can be controlled?