Allowed charge. A discounted fee that insurers negotiate with doctors, hospitals and other health care providers in their network. Negotiating charges reduce costs for you and the insurance company. It's a key reason why insurers create incentives to use in-network providers and why you pay more when you donât.
Background. Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (SJS) is a term now applied to 2 different inherited, autosomal recessive conditions, sometimes termed SJS type I and SJS type II. Both are very rare. SJS type I has 2 recognized subtypes, IA and IB, which are similar, except that type IB manifests earlier and with greater severity.
SjÃ¶gren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease in which white blood cells (lymphocytes) invade fluid-secreting glands, such as the tear (lacrimal) glands and the salivary glands. The invading lymphocytes destroy gland tissue, leading to gland dysfunction.