When a Physician Agrees to Accept Assignment for a Medicare

Multiple Choice

When a physician agrees to accept assignment for a Medicare patient, this means the physician ____.

A) bills Medicare for the cost of service not covered by Medicaid
B) will accept Medicare but not Medicaid patients
C) will accept the amount of money Medicaid pays as payment in full
D) will accept only emergency patients covered by Medicaid
E) bills the patient for the cost of service not covered by Medicare