Discuss the legal and ethical decisions that need to be addressed in the following example. A patient’s family asks the doctor not to tell their elderly mother that her tumor is malignant.

Ms green is at checkout window of your busy orthopedic office . her charges for today are $125.00. her group insurance pays 75% of all usual and customary charges and she has a $50.00 co-pay. she has not met her deductible for the plan year. what does she owe for today’s visit?