Reply #34: No. Not true. A provider who "accepts assignment" gets 80%; of

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approved charges from Medicare, the patient (or his Medigap policy or employer-provided plan or some combination thereof) pays the remaining 20%). If the provider doesn't "accept assignment" he may charge an additional amount 5% or 10%, I'm not exactly sure, because we always ask if the provider "accepts assignment" and only use those who do, but it's never another $100% as in your example.