community rating system
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
(A) 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.
Source
- 1994–201442 U.S.C. § 300EThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
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.
Source
- 2013–present42 U.S.C. § 300EThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter