Physicians Who Accept Assignment on Their Medicare Patients

question 4

Multiple Choice

Physicians who accept assignment on their Medicare patients

• A)Bill patients for 80% of the allowable fee
• B)Agree to forego balance billing
• C)Accept the allowable fee for all services
• D)Agree to charge private insurance patients the same fees as Medicare patients
• E)Both b and c

---

Definitions:

Gametes

Reproductive cells (sperm in males and eggs in females) that unite during fertilization to form a new organism.

Somatic Cells

Any cell of a living organism other than the reproductive cells, forming the body of the organism.

Meiosis

A specialized type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of gametes or spores.

Sexually Reproducing Organisms

Organisms that reproduce by combining genetic material from two different sexes or mating types.