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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.

Resource-based Relative Value Scale

A formula that determines set Medicare payments for physician services using inputs of the resources used (physician work, the cost of providing the service, and…