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Federal Financial Participation (FFP)

Health care; General

That portion paid by the Federal government to states for their share of expenditures for providing Medicaidservices, administering the Medicaid program, and certain other human service programs.

Federal law regulating HMOs. Under the Federal HMO act, an entity must have three characteristics to call itself an HMO: (1) an organized system for providing health care or otherwise assuring health ...

Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)

Health care; General

The percentage of Federal matching dollars available to a state to provide Medicaid services. FMAP is calculated annually based on a formula designed to provide a higher Federal matching rate to ...

Federal Poverty Level (FPL)

Health care; General

Income guidelines established annually by the Federal government. Public assistance programs usually define income limits in relation to FPL or the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) level. Also see ...

Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

Health care; General

A Federal payment option that enables qualified providers in medically underserved areas to receive cost-based Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and allows for the direct reimbursement of nurse ...

Federally qualified HMOs

Health care; General

HMOs that meet certain Federally stipulated provisions aimed at protecting consumers, such as providing a broad range of basic health services, assuring financial solvency and monitoring the quality ...