How Medicare Pays for Doctor's Services.

Explains how Medicare pays for physicians services. Outlines legal requirements under the Social Security Act; summarizes criteria for determining "reasonable charges," by incorporating "customary charges" and "prevailing charges"; and provides examples of reasonable ch...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1972.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Medicare. Physicians. Fees, Professional. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Explains how Medicare pays for physicians services. Outlines legal requirements under the Social Security Act; summarizes criteria for determining "reasonable charges," by incorporating "customary charges" and "prevailing charges"; and provides examples of reasonable charge determination.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.