Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. If a patient is covered by more than one insurance policy, one will be primary and the other will only be filed if needed.
2. A clean claim has no mistakes or missing information.
3. The patient and the guarantor are always the same.
4. Superbills are also referred to as encounter forms, charge slips, or routing slips.
5. The CMS-1500 was developed by Blue Cross Blue Shield.

(False) (Both plans are filed, the first being primary and the other secondary.)
(True)
(False) (The patient may be covered by a policy purchased by another individual.)
(True)
(False) (The CMS-1500 was developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.)

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