mandatory assignment

mandatory assignment

A format for reimbursing healthcare services that requires physicians and other providers to accept Medicare reimbursement as payment in full. Under mandatory assignment, balance billing (i.e., billing for the outstanding balance) is not allowed.

mandatory assignment

Managed care A format for reimbursing health care services that requires physicians and other providers to accept Medicare reimbursement as payment in full; under MA, balance billing is not allowed. See Balance billing.