Determine what provision(s) of SOX was / were violated in the health care fraud case in question. Indicate whether or not SOX adequately provides sanctions to deter the behavior or if changes are needed to the regulations to remedy the issue(s) and thus ensure compliance.

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Using the Internet, Strayer databases, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Website, located at http://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/friactions/friactions2012.shtml, perform a search on several U.S. health care publicly-traded companies and choose a health care organization that has been accused of committing health care fraud.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Evaluate the level of SOX regulations that applies to for-profit and not-for-profit health care organizations, indicating whether or not mandating SOX requirements for non-profits might reduce fraud and increase corporate governance. Provide support for your rationale.
  2. Determine whether SOX has been effective in regulating ethical behavior of for-profit health care organizations. Defend your position.
  3. Review the audit report issued by the external auditing firm from the company’s Website for the year it was accused of fraud. Then, determine whether the external auditors were negligent in preparing the audit report for the company. Formulate an opinion regarding which Internal Control was deficient or what GAAP was violated. Defend your position.
  4. Determine what provision(s) of SOX was / were violated in the health care fraud case in question. Indicate whether or not SOX adequately provides sanctions to deter the behavior or if changes are needed to the regulations to remedy the issue(s) and thus ensure compliance.
  5. Based on the fraudulent activity that occurred, recommend two (2) improvements to the internal control environment to reduce those occurrences. Provide detailed recommendations.
  6. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

How were the texts connected to other developments of the Iron Age? What surprised you most about the texts? Why?

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Kevin Reilly, The Human Journey, Chapter 2

Website: Zoroastrianism: History, Beliefs, and Practices –

https://www.theosophical.org/publications/1231

Primary Sources:

Website: The Iranian Afterlife (read “The Soul’s Destination”) – http://www.sacred-texts.com/zor/toz/toz05.htm

Website: Cyrus as Liberator (Isaiah 45) – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ISA+45&version=NIV

Website: Hebrew Afterlife (Isaiah 56) – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=IS+56&version=NIV

Videos:

After reading Chapter 2 and the material at the websites, and viewing the videos, please make a 250-word initial post that answers the following discussion prompt about the primary sources:

Historians treat religious texts as primary sources, that is, as sources written by people at the time being studied that express their beliefs, ideals, and practices. To interpret religious texts as historical documents, historians have to put their own religious beliefs on hold and approach religious texts for what they tell us about the people who created them. Historians are not concerned about whether the religious beliefs were correct or not; that is a theological rather than a historical concern. So, with that in mind and putting your own religious beliefs aside, please answer the following questions: What is the tone of the Zoroastrian and Hebrew texts? Who do you think were their audiences? Did the texts represent a new form of inclusiveness as Kevin Reilly argues? Why or why not? How were the texts connected to other developments of the Iron Age? What surprised you most about the texts? Why?

Why did you select to pursue a program at University of the Cumberlands instead of other institutions?

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  1. What are your research interests in the area of Information Technology? Why do you think it is important to research in this area?
  2. Why did you select to pursue a program at University of the Cumberlands instead of other institutions?
  3. As an individual, what are your strengths and weaknesses? How will these impact you as a doctoral information technology student?
  4. Where do you see the future of Information Technology heading?
  5. How can obtaining a doctorate impact your contribution to the practices of information technology? Where do you see yourself after obtaining a doctorate from UC?

Briefly explain how long-run equilibrium is different for each of the following types of markets: perfect competition, moBnopolistic competition, and monopoly.

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NAPA Corporation’s marginal cost is expressed by MC = 4 + 3Q, where MC is marginal cost and Q is the number of products produced. The price of a unit of its products is $3. If you are the consultant for the company, would you advise the firm to produce or shut down? Briefly explain your decision.

Dashen Company is a monopoly that produces at two plants. The demand for its product is given by P = 20 – Q. The marginal cost of plant 1 is MC1 = 2, and the marginal cost of plant 2 is MC2 = 2Q2.

a. How much output does the firm produce at each plant?

b. What price should it charge for its product?

Briefly explain how long-run equilibrium is different for each of the following types of markets: perfect competition, moBnopolistic competition, and monopoly.