After the normal retirement age of 65. Qualified pension plans cannot force a plan participant to retire at a specific age and cannot stop accruing pension benefits if he or she wants to work beyond the normal retirement age.

Proposal to encourage reinstatement of a lapsed insurance policy by accepting an overdue premium after the grace period. Usually such offers do not require submission of evidence of insurability or completion of a reinstatement application. Also called late-payment offer .

To deposit into a general account illegally obtained funds (fraudulent claim payments) with legally obtained funds (legitimate claim payments). Also called money laundering .

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), an officer or employee of any agency of the United States, a state, a territory, a political subdivision of a state or territory, or an Indian tribe, who has legal authority to investigate an official inquiry into a potential violation of the law or prosecute a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding because of an alleged violation of the law.

Legal claim or dispute brought into a court of law. Also called suit .

1. HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating a specific vessel (left circumflex coronary artery) in a stent placement, balloon angioplasty, and/or atherectomy. 2. Abbreviation for low complexity. See low complexity (LC) .

Local coverage determination articles and frequently asked questions (FAQs) that appear on Medicare contractor websites that address local coverage, coding, and medical review–related billing issues.