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Many health insurance plans place dollar limits upon the claims the insurer will pay over the course of a plan year. PPACA prohibits annual limits for essential benefits for plan years beginning after Sept. 23, 2010.
Many health insurance plans have historically placed dollar limits upon the claims the insurer will pay over the course of a plan year. The ACA restricts annual limits for essential benefits for plan years beginning after Sept. 23, 2010. The cap on annual limits is $750,000 for plan years starting on or after September 23, 2010 but before September 23, 2011 and will increase each year until January 1, 2014 when plans can no longer have annual limits. Grandfathered plans in the individual market are not required to follow the ACA requirements on annual limits. Some plans may be eligible for a waiver from the rules concerning annual dollar limits, if complying with the limit would mean a significant decrease in benefit coverage or a significant increase in premiums.
A cap on the benefits your insurance company will pay in a year while you’re enrolled in a particular health insurance plan. Caps are sometimes placed on particular services such as prescriptions or hospitalizations. Annual limits may be placed on the dollar amount of covered services or on the number of visits that will be covered for a particular service. After an annual limit is reached, you must pay all associated health care costs for the rest of the year.
A cap on the benefits your insurance company will pay in a year while you're enrolled in a particular health insurance plan. These caps are sometimes placed on particular services such as prescriptions or hospitalizations. Annual limits may be placed on the dollar amount of covered services or on the number of visits that will be covered for a particular service. After an annual limit is reached, you must pay all associated health care costs for the rest of the year.
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The average annual percent change over several years. The APC is used to measure trends or the change in rates over time. For information on how this is calculated, go to Trend Algortihms in the SEER*Stat Help system. The calculation involves fitting a straight line to the natural logarithm of the data when it is displayed by calendar year.
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An annual update of cancer death rates, incidence rates (new cases), and trends in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries collaborate to create this report.
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A genus of mosquito, some species of which can transmit human malaria.
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Lack of appetite, lack of desire or interest in food.
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A chemical entity that binds to a receptor and blocks its activation. Antagonists prevent the natural (or abused) substance from activating its receptor.
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Describes mosquitoes that prefer to take blood meals from humans.
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A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms. Atrial Fibrillation: A heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia) that usually involves a fast heart rate that is not regular.
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A drug that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. Example: penicillin.
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A specialized serum protein (immunoglobulin or gamma globulin) produced by B lymphocytes in the blood in response to an exposure to foreign proteins ("antigens"). The antibodies specifically bind to the antigens that induced the immune response. Antibodies help defend the body against infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses or parasites.
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Any substance that stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies. Antigens are often foreign substances such as parts of invading bacteria, viruses or parasites.
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The drugs, chemicals, or other substances that kill or slow the growth of microbes. They include antibacterial drugs (which kill bacteria), antiviral agents (which kill viruses), antifungal agents (which kill fungi), and antiparasitic drugs (which kill parasites).
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Antimicrobial resistance is the result of microbes changing in ways that reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of drugs, chemicals, or other agents to cure or prevent infections.
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A substance that fights against a retrovirus, such as HIV. (See Retrovirus)
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The opening of the rectum to the outside of the body.
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A request for your health insurer or plan to review a decision or a grievance again.
A request for your health insurer or plan to review a decision or a grievance again.
A request for a fair review of a decision or action, to see if an error was made.
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- See New Drug Application (NDA), Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), or Biologic License Application (BLA).
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- See FDA Application Number
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The approval history is a chronological list of all FDA actions involving one drug product having a particular FDA Application number (NDA). There are over 50 kinds of approval actions including changes in the labeling, a new route of administration, and a new patient population for a drug product.
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An official communication from FDA to a new drug application (NDA) sponsor that allows the commercial marketing of the product.
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A brand name for chloroquine phosphate.
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