National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
NCQA
National Committee for Quality Assurance
NFIB
National Federation of Independent Business
NGA
National Governors Association
NHS
National Health Service
NIH
National Institutes of Health
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OOP
out-of-pocket
OR
operating room
PAC
political action committee
POS
point of service
PPO
preferred provider organization
PPRC
Physician Payment Review Commission
PPS
Prospective Payment System
ProPAC
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission
PSO
provider service organization
PSO
provider sponsored organization
RBRVS
resource-based relative value scale
RSG
Reforming States Group
RVS
relative value scale
SNF
skilled nursing facility
TANF
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
UHI
universal health insurance
UR
utilization review
VA
Veterans Affairs
VPS
volume performance standard
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Publication Information: Book Title: The Accidental System: Health Care Policy in America. Contributors: Michael D. Reagan - author. Publisher: Westview Press. Place of Publication: Boulder, CO. Publication Year: 1999. Page Number: xiv.
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