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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.
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residual factors
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
Factors other than price, including volume of services, intensity of services, and age/sex changes.
dual eligibles
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
Persons who are entitled to Medicare (Part A and/or Part B) and who are also eligible for Medicaid.
board hearing
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
That hearing provided for in section 1878(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 139500(a)) and 42 CFR §405.1835.
baby boom
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
The period from the end of World War II through the mid-1960s marked by unusually high birth rates.
second opinion
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
This is when another doctor gives his or her view about what you have and how it should be treated.
group or network HMO
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
A health plan that contracts with group practices of doctors to give services in one or more places.
accredited standards committee
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
An organization that has been accredited by ANSI for the development of American National Standards.