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| Medical Term Glossary - F |
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| Federal Tax ID Number - A number assigned by the federal government to doctors and hospitals for tax purposes. |
| Financial Responsibility- How much of your bill you have to pay. |
| Fiscal Intermediary- A private company that has a contract with Medicare to pay Part A and some Part B bills. For TRICARE and CHAMPVA, the insurance company that handles the claims for care received within a particular state or country. |
| Fraud and Abuse- Fraud: To purposely bill for services that were never given or to bill for a service that has a higher reimbursement than the service produced. Abuse: Payment for items or services that are billed by mistake by providers, but should not be paid for by the insurance plan. This is not the same as fraud. |
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