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.
ESP mandatory in the EU from November 1, 2014. In the European Union, the ESP electronic stability program will soon be a universal standard. Effective November 1, 2014, all newly registered passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 3.5 metric tons must be equipped with the anti-skid system. The regulation will take effect for all other vehicles one year later.