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A class of drugs used for the treatment (not prevention) of malaria usually as a part of a combination therapy, derived from the sweet wormwood or Qinghao plant (Artemisia annua).
- Browse Related Terms: Artemisinins, Atovaquone, Chemoprophylaxis, Cinchonism, Clindamycin, Doxycycline, Hypoglycemia, Lariam, Malarone, Mefloquine, Presumptive treatment, Primaquine, Proguanil, Quinine, tetracycline, Tinnitus
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Your signed authorization to your doctor or hospital (medical provider) assigning payment to be made directly to them for your medical treatment.
- Browse Related Terms: assignment, Care Coordination, Evidence-Based Medicine, Hospital Readmissions, Medically Necessary, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Payment Bundling, Physician Services, primary care, Primary Care Physician, Primary Care Provider, Provider Category, Specialist
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Assisters deliver in-person outreach, education and enrollment in public insurance coverage options only. In Maryland, approximately 300 assisters will support the 2013-2014 enrollment period.
- Browse Related Terms: Assisters, Consumer Assistance Program, Consumer Assistance Workers, Consumer Support Center, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Navigators, Qualifying Life Event
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A voluntary membership organization representing members in this profession.
- Browse Related Terms: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC), Diabetes, Exposed, Hypertension, Hypertension Admissions, Invasive, mortality, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), Standard Precautions/Universal Precautions, Surgical incision site, The Joint Commission (TJC), Uncontrolled Diabetes Admissions
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A drug used against malaria. It is found in the combination atovaquone-proguanil which can be used for both prevention and treatment.
- Browse Related Terms: Artemisinins, Atovaquone, Chemoprophylaxis, Cinchonism, Clindamycin, Doxycycline, Hypoglycemia, Lariam, Malarone, Mefloquine, Presumptive treatment, Primaquine, Proguanil, Quinine, tetracycline, Tinnitus
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When you apply for health coverage through the Marketplace, you're required to agree (or "attest") to the truth of the information provided by signing the application.
- Browse Related Terms: Appeal, Attest/Attestation, Carriers, Certificate of Coverage, Certificate of Creditable Coverage, Exclusions and/or Limitations, Independent Medical Review (IMR), Insurance Company, Medical Underwriting, policy, Reinsurance, Solvency, Summary of Benefits and Coverage, Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC)
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Someone who you choose to act on your behalf with the Marketplace, like a family member or other trusted person. Some authorized representatives may have legal authority to act on your behalf.
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Regarding malaria, it refers to local transmission by mosquitoes. This can either be indigenous (a geographic area where malaria occurs regularly) or introduced (in a geographic area where malaria does not occur regularly).
- Browse Related Terms: Autochthonous, Elimination, Endemic, Epidemic, Eradication, immunization, Imported malaria, Indigenous malaria, Introduced malaria, Zoonosis
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White blood cells of the immune system that are derived from the bone marrow and spleen. B cells develop into plasma cells, which produce antibodies.
- Browse Related Terms: Anthropophilic, B-cell (B-lymphocyte), leukocyte, Leukocytosis, leukopenia, Phagocyte, Platelets, thrombocytopenia, Zoophilic
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(singular: Bacterium) Single-celled organisms that are found throughout nature and can be beneficial or cause disease.
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More than one bacteria.
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When a provider bills you for the difference between the provider’s charge and the allowed amount. For example, if the provider’s charge is $100 and the allowed amount is $70, the provider may bill you for the remaining $30. A preferred provider may not balance bill you for covered services.
When a provider bills you for the difference between the provider’s charge and the allowed amount. For example, if the provider’s charge is $100 and the allowed amount is $70, the provider may bill you for the remaining $30. A preferred provider may not balance bill you for covered services.
When a provider bills you for the difference between the provider’s charge and the allowed amount. For example, if the provider’s charge is $100 and the allowed amount is $70, the provider may bill you for the remaining $30. A preferred provider may not balance bill you for covered services.
- Browse Related Terms: Allowed Amount, Balance Billing, interest, Out-of-Pocket, UCR (Usual, Customary, and Reasonable), Usual and Customary Charges (UCC), Usual, Customary and Reasonable (UCR), Usual, Customary and Reasonable (UCR) Charges, Usual, Customary and Reasonable charge (UCR), Usual, Customary, Reasonable (UCR), Utilization Review
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Organizing people together by age groups to calculate premiums.
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A type of CNS depressant prescribed to promote sleep (usually in surgical procedures) or as an anticonvulsant.
- Browse Related Terms: barbiturate, Benzodiazepine, CNS Depressants, Narcolepsy, Polydrug Abuse, Prescription Drug Abuse, Psychotherapeutics, Respiratory Depression, Sedatives, Tranquilizers
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Something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage.
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A benefit level is a group of plans that have similar value. The groupings help you compare plans with similar covered benefits and costs to determine the plan that best fits your needs. The percentage represents the percent of your total benefit costs paid by the plan. You cover the rest.
- Browse Related Terms: Actuarial Value, Benefit Level, Coordination of Benefits, Dental Coverage, Excluded Services, Hospital Outpatient Care, Major Medical Health Insurance, Net Capital Gains, Subsidy, Total Cost Estimate (for health coverage)
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The health care items or services covered under a health insurance plan. Covered benefits and excluded services are defined in the health insurance plan's coverage documents. In Medicaid or CHIP, covered benefits and excluded services are defined in state program rules.
Products and services covered under health plans.
- Browse Related Terms: Benefits, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Dependent Coverage, Disability, Domestic Partnership, Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services (EPSDT), Federal Poverty Level (FPL), fee, Health Coverage, Health Insurance Marketplace, Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP), Medicaid, Medicaid/Medical Assistance, Metal Level, State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), State Medical Assistance Office, Subsidized Coverage, TRICARE
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A type of CNS depressant prescribed to relieve anxiety and sleep problems. Valium and Xanax are among the most widely prescribed medications.
- Browse Related Terms: barbiturate, Benzodiazepine, CNS Depressants, Narcolepsy, Polydrug Abuse, Prescription Drug Abuse, Psychotherapeutics, Respiratory Depression, Sedatives, Tranquilizers
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Biological products are approved for marketing under the provisions of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. The Act requires a firm who manufactures a biologic for sale in interstate commerce to hold a license for the product. A biologics license application is a submission that contains specific information on the manufacturing processes, chemistry, pharmacology, clinical pharmacology and the medical affects of the biologic product. If the information provided meets FDA requirements, the application is approved and a license is issued allowing the firm to market the product.
- Browse Related Terms: Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Number, application, Application Number, Approval Letter, Biologic License Application (BLA), Company, FDA Application Number, New Drug Application (NDA), New Drug Application (NDA) Number, Product Number, Review, Review Classification