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

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


Answer: A

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