Temperatures for hot holding and cold holding must be taken and recorded at regular intervals to assure the food is maintaining safe temperature. Please visit the Food Safety page for time and temperature information on proper cooking, holding, and storage temperatures for ready-to-eat food products.
Part B generally pays 80 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for all covered services you receive for the rest of the year. You are responsible for the other 20 percent, which is called co-insurance.
The doctor may charge $100 for the visit, but if Medicare APPROVES only $30, that's all he gets. Medicare pays 80%or $24 and you pay 20% or $6. For the average person's 20% part of doctor and Hospital bills to be over $400.00 then the entire medical cost for EACH month would have to be an APPROVED amount of $2000. Like Bookmark October 2, 2005 at 1:26PM.