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.
What is Li-Fraumeni syndrome? Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a rare hereditary condition that increases a person's risk for a wide spectrum of tumors. In LFS, the tendency to develop cancer is inherited, meaning that it can be passed from an affected parent to a child. There are several types of cancer that are commonly associated with Li-Fraumeni syndrome: