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Medicare & Medicaid

Medical insurance programs administered by the U.S. federal government that provide health care coverage for the elderly (people over 65) and certain people and families with low incomes and resources.

Contributors in Medicare & Medicaid

Medicare & Medicaid

policy advisory group

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A generic name for many work groups at WEDI and elsewhere.

diagnosis-related groups (DRG) coding

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

The DRG categories used by hospitals on discharge billing.

code of federal regulations

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

The official compilation of federal rules and requirements.

organ procurement

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

The process of acquiring donor kidneys in the ESRD program.

payerid

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

CMS's term for their pre-HIPAA National Payer ID initiative.

case mix index

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

The average DRG relative weight for all Medicare admissions.

value-added network

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A vendor of EDI data communications and translation services.

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