To get paid from Medicare for services provided to a patient who has subsequently died, the provider needs to have what signed by the patient?
a. Assignment of Benefits
b. Right to Get Paid After Death
c. Living Will
d. Advance Directive
Question 2
If a Medicare-covered patient doesn't pay his or her portion of the bill (according to Medicare guidelines), what must a provider do before writing off an unpaid balance?
a. Make a phone call to Medicare for approval
b. Send a letter to the patient
c. Send the bill to a collection agency
d. Document three letters of notification to the patient
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