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Extent of Disability

A measure of the severity of a patient's disability that dictates their coverage level. For example, often insurance policies require an individual to be completely disabled before beginning disability payments, though many offer some amount of payment for partial disability.

Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)

A target growth rate for Medicare spending enacted by law in 1997 that, if exceeded, is supposed to trigger physician payment cuts. The SGR-triggered cuts…