community rating system
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 300E — for purposes of this subchapter (4 versions over time)
The term “community rating system” means the systems, described in subparagraphs (B) and (C), of fixing rates of payments for health services. A health maintenance organization may fix its rates of payments under the system described in subparagraph (B) or (C) or under both such systems, but a health maintenance organization may use only one such system for fixing its rates of payments for any one group.