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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 as much for a surgery as the average cost of that procedure in the area, those charges would not be considered usual, customary or reasonable.

Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA)

Requires agencies to distinguish programs and activities susceptible to improper payments each year. They must also estimate the amount of overpayments or underpayments. Each year…