An ABR service parameter, ACR is the current rate in cells/sec at which a source is allowed to send.
Average Contribution Rate. Is the average percentage of your salary you contributed while a Gold State Super member. (Only applicable to Gold State Super).
Allowed Cell Rate. ATM Forum-defined parameter for ATM traffic management.
ADJUSTED COMMUNITY RATING. How premium rates are decided based on members' use of benefits and not their individual use of benefits.
Adjusted Community Rating. Community rating adjusted by factors specific to a particular group. Also known as factored rating. (H)
allowed cell rate. In ABR connections, the current rate in cells per second at which a source is allowed to send.
Allowed (or Available) Cell Rate. The available bandwidth, in cells per second, for a given QoS class, which is dynamically controlled by the network.
Adjusted community rating. A rating method under which a health plan or MCO divides its members into classes or groups based on demographic factors such as geography, family composition, and age, and then charges all members of a class or group the same premium. The plan cannot consider the experience of a class, group, or tier in developing premium rates. Also known as modified community rating or community rating by class.
Adjusted community rate. A calculation used by HMOs with Medicare risk contracts to determine what premium the plan would charge for providing Medicare-covered benefits on a group basis, adjusted to allow for the greater intensity and frequency of utilization by Medicare recipients. The ACR may be equal to or lower than the average payment rate (APR), but it can never exceed it.
See adjusted community rating.