Optional insurance that pays for damage to the insured’s automobile caused by events other than collection or rolling the car over such as fire, theft, vandalism, flood, or hail. This type of insurance is frequently required if a person has taken out a car loan.

A type of foundation that designs and sponsors prepaid health programs or sets minimum benefits of coverage.

One of two main types of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits. This type of edit is applied to code combinations in which one of the codes is a component of the more comprehensive code. Note: Only the comprehensive code is paid. Also see mutually exclusive edit.

Under Medicare Secondary Payer guidelines, this is a settlement of differences by mutual consent or adjustment of matters in dispute by mutual concession; a negotiated settlement between parties who are in essentially equal bargaining positions, wherein neither party admits nor concedes that he or she is entitled to less than he or she desires, but accepts less to end the dispute.

Agreement or settlement arrived at, whether in or out of court, for settling a workers’ compensation case after the patient has been declared permanent and stationary. This phrase is used both as a noun and as a verb.

For Social Security benefits, years with highest earnings selected from the base years. Total earnings in the computation years are added together and divided by the number of months in those years to obtain the average monthly earnings (AME).

Producing statements via a computer system.

Any computerized comparison of two or more systems of records or a system of records of nonfederal records for the purpose of (1) establishments or verifying eligibility or compliance with law and regulations of applicants or recipients/beneficiaries or (2) recouping payments or overpayments.

System that permits submission of Medi-Cal claims via telecommunication through magnetic tape or diskette and modem.