Physicians' Charges Under Medicare: Assignment Rates and Beneficiary Liability

Under Medicare's Part B program, the physician decides whether to accept assignment of claims. When assignment is accepted, the physician agrees to accept as full payment Medicare's allowed charge. Physicians' acceptance of assignment is of considerable importance in relieving the ben...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ferry, Thomas P., Gornick, Marian, Newton, Marilyn, Hackerman, Carl
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1980
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191124/