Sally Simmons is a patient of Dr. Tyler's. She received preventive services for her annual physical examination on May 17. The third-party payer determined the allowed charge for preventive services to be $100, for which the payer reimbursed the physician 80 percent of that amount. Sally is responsible for paying the remaining 20 percent directly to the physician. Thus, the physician will receive a check in the amount of __________ from the payer, and the patient will pay __________ to the physician.

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The payer reimburses 80% of the allowed charge, which is $80 (80% of $100), and Sally pays the remaining 20%, which is $20.

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