A doctor who accepts Medicare Assignment agrees to which of the following?

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A doctor who accepts Medicare Assignment agrees to which of the following?

Explanation:
Accepting Medicare Assignment means the doctor agrees to Medicare’s approved amount as payment in full for covered services. Because of this, the physician cannot bill the patient for more than what Medicare approves for that service. The patient still pays any deductible and coinsurance required by Medicare, but the physician cannot add extra charges beyond Medicare’s approved amount for covered items. If a service isn’t covered by Medicare, the physician may bill the patient for those charges, since Medicare doesn’t pay for non-covered services. So the correct statement reflects that the doctor cannot charge more than Medicare’s scheduled (approved) amount for covered services.

Accepting Medicare Assignment means the doctor agrees to Medicare’s approved amount as payment in full for covered services. Because of this, the physician cannot bill the patient for more than what Medicare approves for that service. The patient still pays any deductible and coinsurance required by Medicare, but the physician cannot add extra charges beyond Medicare’s approved amount for covered items. If a service isn’t covered by Medicare, the physician may bill the patient for those charges, since Medicare doesn’t pay for non-covered services.

So the correct statement reflects that the doctor cannot charge more than Medicare’s scheduled (approved) amount for covered services.

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