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Death Panel

A fictional political term that refers to a supposed committee of doctors and/or bureaucrats who would decide which critically ill patients receive treatment, allegedly leaving the rest to die. Sometimes conflated with, and likely derived from, the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) established by the Affordable Care Act.

Usual, Customary or Reasonable (UCR)

An industry term for the typical rates charged for services in a specific region. For example, if a surgeon in Virginia were to charge twice…