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A '''claim''' is a debt owing by a debtor to another person or business. In probate parlance, the term used for debts of the decedent and a procedure that must be followed by a [[creditor]] to obtain payment from his [[estate]]. | A '''claim''' is a debt owing by a debtor to another person or business. In probate parlance, the term used for debts of the decedent and a procedure that must be followed by a [[creditor]] to obtain payment from his [[estate]]. | ||
| − | A '''claim''' is also a request for payment for [[services]] and benefits the person received. Claims are also called bills for all [[Medicare]] | + | A '''claim''' is also a request for payment for [[services]] and benefits the person received. Claims are also called bills for all [[Medicare Part A]] and [[Medicare Part B]] services billed through fiscal intermediaries. ''Claim'' is the word used for Part B [[physician]]/supplier services billed through the carrier. <ref>[http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/glossary/default.asp?Letter=C&Language=English CMS Glossary], [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]]</ref> |
In [[intellectual property]] law, a [[patent]] includes one or more claims that define the scope of protection for the invention. | In [[intellectual property]] law, a [[patent]] includes one or more claims that define the scope of protection for the invention. | ||
Revision as of 19:58, November 27, 2007
A claim is a debt owing by a debtor to another person or business. In probate parlance, the term used for debts of the decedent and a procedure that must be followed by a creditor to obtain payment from his estate.
A claim is also a request for payment for services and benefits the person received. Claims are also called bills for all Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B services billed through fiscal intermediaries. Claim is the word used for Part B physician/supplier services billed through the carrier. [1]
In intellectual property law, a patent includes one or more claims that define the scope of protection for the invention.