NCDs (National Coverage Determinations) and LCDs (Local Coverage Determinations) are. decisions by Medicare and their administrative contractors that provide coverage information. and determine whether services are reasonable and necessary on certain services offered by. participating providers.
A tax (from the Latin taxo) is a financial charge or other levy imposed upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a state or the functional equivalent of a state to fund various public expenditures. A failure to pay, or evasion of or resistance to taxation, is usually punishable by law.
General Tax Law and Legal Definition General tax refers to a general levy by a government that offers no special benefit to the taxpayer, but only a support to governmental programs that benefit all. It is a source of public revenue. The lien for general taxes is paramount to all other claims and liens. The power to levy a general tax is inherent in all sovereign. In Ankeny v.