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Assisted Living Facility (ALF)

Health care; General

Home-like residential option that provides personal care and scheduled nursing care as needed.

Associate Degree in Nursing (AND)

Health care; General

A degree received after completing a two-year nursing education program at a college or university.

Average Adjusted Per Capita Cost (AAPCC)

Health care; General

Payment rates used by the Health Care Financing Administration to reimburse managed care organizations for care delivered to Medicare enrollees.

A standard hospital statistic used to determine the average amount of time between admission and discharge for patients in a diagnosis related group (DRG), an age group, a specific hospital or other ...

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Health care; General

1993 Federal law requiring that employers of 50 or more (and public employers of any size) allow employees to take leave to care for ill family members and to return to substantially similar ...

Farmers Home Administration (FHA)

Health care; General

A division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that guarantees hospital mortgages.

Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP)

Health care; General

The health care program for Federal civilian employees. Enrollees can choose among a number of approved private plans, with the Federal government paying a major portion of the cost of the coverage.