And it could serve as a yardstick for comparing the performance of private plans and for testing innovative coverage schemes.
As far as Red River Rivalry games go, this one could serve as a yardstick for the disparity in the programs right now.
Public plants, Roosevelt said, could bring power to those who needed it and serve as a yardstick for measuring and keeping in check the prices charged by private power companies.
But even with tighter regulation, Congress should include a public plan option to give consumers broader choice, provide a refuge for people who don't trust private insurers to have their best interest at heart and serve as a yardstick for judging the performance of private plans.
We only include it to serve as an yardstick for the four statistical methods.
The new, better estimate of distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud, in conjunction with observations of other stars in the cluster, will serve as a yardstick to better approximate a parameter called the Hubble constant, which helps cosmologists estimate how quickly the universe is expanding.
I could control my body, and my appearance could serve as a yardstick for success.
The significance of the interaction test for the treatment effect in the test-positive and test-negative stratum may serve as a yardstick for the usefulness of the companion biomarker.
And even though CRM relies on intrinsic motivation to be effective, the department leadership needs to clarify to all staff beforehand that CRM is not a noncommittal system but will serve as a yardstick for professional evaluation too.
Knowledge about the natural history of a disease is the underpinning of all medical decision-making, and serves as the yardstick with which to measure the risks and benefits of intervention.
French red wines served as a yardstick in the study.
