Latin for “the thing speaks for itself.”
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UK: ‘The thing speaks for itself. The maxim applies whenever it is improbable that an accident would have occurred without negligence on the part of the defendant. The court infers negligence and the defendant has to disprove it.

MEDICAL,USA: Act of voiding an insurance contract because of misrepresentation on the insurance application.
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An equitable remedy which declares the contract void from its inception, thus, restoring the parties to the position they would have held in the absence of such a contract.
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US: Termination of an insurance contract by the insurer on the grounds of material misstatement on the application for insurance. The action of rescission must take place within the contestable period or Time Limit on Certain Defenses but takes effect as of the date of issue of the policy, thus voiding the contract from its inception.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contractor who provides free assistance to academic and nonprofit research interested in using Medicare and Medicaid data for research.

Document that outlines a strong research design, which clearly states the objectives, background, methods, and significance of the study being proposed.

In health insurance, funds set aside for deferred maternity benefits and for other claims that have happened but are contingent on a future event.

Process of creating additional policy reserves.

For Medicare, a physician who is participating in an approved graduate medical education (GME) training program or one who is not in an approved program but who is authorized to practice only in a hospital setting. This includes interns and fellows where direct GME payments are made by the fiscal intermediary.

System that provides a comprehensive, accurate, standardized, reproducible evaluation of each long-term care facility resident’s functional capabilities and helps staff to identify health problems. This assessment is performed on every resident in a Medicare and/or Medicaid-certified long-term care facility including private pay.