Co-payment: A cost-sharing arrangement in which a covered person pays a specific charge for a specified service. For example, an HMO may have a $10 office co-payment for physician office visits, so the employee pays $10 at each doctorâs appointment.
The United Kingdom government austerity programme is a series of sustained reductions in public spending, intended to reduce the welfare state.The cuts have affected welfare and other public institutions. However, the NHS, education and later the defence budget were ringfenced and protected from spending cuts.ts original stated goal was to, achieve cyclically-adjusted current balance by the end of the rolling, five-year forecast period.. At the June 2010 budget, the end of the forecast period was 2015-16. However, in 2014 the Treasury extended the proposed austerity period until at least 2018.
Scheduled dates of bank holidays, Easter and public holidays in England, Wales and Scotland for the next three years. There are different bank and public holidays in different parts of the UK.There are currently six permanent bank holidays in England and Wales. Christmas Day and Good Friday are public holidays.St Georges Day is not yet a public holiday but is celebrated all over England. Easter school holiday dates for 2015, 2016 and 2017.hristmas Day and Good Friday are public holidays. St Georges Day is not yet a public holiday but is celebrated all over England. Easter school holiday dates for 2015, 2016 and 2017.