In dental insurance, dental benefits including inlays, crowns, prosthodontics, and orthodontics that are covered at 50% of their reasonable and customary fees.

Medical facility that is associated with a university, has an accredited program in various specialties of medical practice, has an approved graduate medical education program, and has a ratio of interns and residents to beds of 25% or greater. It gives clinical experience to medical students while they deliver supervised medical care to patients.

Age, generally either 18 or 22, when a minor becomes of adult age as per state law and can assume civil duties and rights such as serving on a jury or voting.

Surplus or lack of health care providers based on a population per physician ratio either geographically or by specialty. Also see health professional shortage area (HPSA) .

Performance of an unlawful, wrongful act.

Abnormal growth that has the properties of invasion and metastasis (i.e., transfer of diseases from one organ to another). The word “carcinoma” (CA) refers to a cancerous or malignant tumor.

To deliberately pretend or fake symptoms of a disease or injury to intentionally profit in some way to reach a desired end (collect insurance benefits) or to feign symptoms as the result of mental illness.
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US: The practice of feigning illness or inability to work in order to collect insurance benefits.
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To feign a disability for the purpose of continuing to collect benefits longer than actually necessary.

Health problem caused by the lack of, or too much, needed nutrients.

One of three components used in determining the relative value units under the resource-based relative value scale. Malpractice costs stand for the cost of professional liability insurance for each procedure.

Cost of professional liability insurance coverage incurred by a physician.