Medical Expense✓ Verified · outline & fact-checked · Sep 2026Difficulty 2/5
When a Medicare provider "accepts assignment," the provider agrees to:
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Why A is correct
Accepting assignment means the provider agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for the covered service. Medicare pays its share directly to the provider, and the beneficiary is responsible only for the deductible, coinsurance, and any copayment. Participating providers accept assignment for all Medicare services, which protects beneficiaries from balance billing above the approved amount and is generally the most cost-effective choice.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) Balance billing above the approved amount is exactly what assignment prevents; non-participating providers face limits on such charges.
- C) Providers who accept assignment bill Medicare directly; the beneficiary is not billed for the full service amount.
- D) Accepting assignment means treating Medicare patients, not refusing them.
Memory hook
Accept assignment = accept the approved amount as full payment. No balance billing surprises.