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Health care services that help a person keep, learn or improve skills and functioning for daily living. Examples include therapy for a child who isn’t walking or talking at the expected age. These services may include physical and occupational therapy, speech-language pathology and other services for people with disabilities in a variety of inpatient and/or outpatient settings.
- Browse Related Terms: Court Awards, Habilitation Services, Habilitative Services, Habilitative/Habilitation Services, Health Status, Hospitalization, Rehabilitation Services, Rehabilitative/Rehabilitation Services
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Health care services that help a person keep, learn or improve skills and functioning for daily living. Examples include therapy for a child who isn’t walking or talking at the expected age. These services may include physical and occupational therapy, speech-language pathology and other services for people with disabilities in a variety of inpatient and/or outpatient settings.
- Browse Related Terms: Court Awards, Habilitation Services, Habilitative Services, Habilitative/Habilitation Services, Health Status, Hospitalization, Rehabilitation Services, Rehabilitative/Rehabilitation Services
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Health care services that help you keep, learn, or improve skills and functioning for daily living. Examples include therapy for a child who isn't walking or talking at the expected age. These services may include physical and occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and other services for people with disabilities in a variety of inpatient and/or outpatient settings.
- Browse Related Terms: Court Awards, Habilitation Services, Habilitative Services, Habilitative/Habilitation Services, Health Status, Hospitalization, Rehabilitation Services, Rehabilitative/Rehabilitation Services
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A group of facilities that are engaged in an effort to improve an outcome, in this case to reduce HAIs. Members of the collaborative use common but not necessarily identical approaches. The group members discuss progress regularly and share lessons learned in real time so that others in the group can benefit from the experience of each facility.
- Browse Related Terms: Acute Care Facility, Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC), Ambulatory Surgical Center, Ambulatory Surgical Facility, Confidence Intervals, HAI Prevention Collaborative, Iatrogenic Pneumothorax, Incidence Rate, Infection Rate, International Classification of Diseases - 9th revision - Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), monitor, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), Nosocomial, Prevalence Rate, SSI Rate, Standardized infection ratio (SIR), Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) Statistical Method
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A drug used against malaria in some countries, but not recommended by CDC.
- Browse Related Terms: antibiotic, Antimicrobial agents, Antimicrobial resistance, Aralen, Chloroquine, Cryptic malaria, DEET, Diurnal, drug resistance, Fansidar, Halofantrine, Icterus, prophylaxis, Rigor, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, vaccine
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Under the Affordable Care Act, most people must pay a fee if they don't have health coverage that qualifies as "minimum essential coverage." One exception is based on showing that a "hardship" prevented them from becoming insured. More information will be available later in 2013.
- Browse Related Terms: Advanced Premium Tax Credit, Banding, Catastrophic Plan, Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans, dependent, Hardship Exemption, Health Savings Account (HSA), High deductible health plan (HDHP), High-Cost Excise Tax, Individual mandate, MinnesotaCare, Payment Frequency, Premium Tax Credit, Risk corridor
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A grantee funded under section 330(h) of the Public Health Service Act to provide primary health and related services to homeless individuals.
- Browse Related Terms: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Capacity, Core Services, Early Intervention Services (EIS), Family Centered Care, Health Care for the Homeless Health Center, Health Centers, Home and Community Based Care, Medicaid Spend-down, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part F (SPNS) (Special Projects of National Significance), Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act of 2009 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program), Service Gaps, Support Services, Unmet Need
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The use of incentives and recruiting to encourage people to enter into health care professions like primary care and to encourage providers to practice in underserved areas.
- Browse Related Terms: Capitation, claim, External Review, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Fee-for-Service, Health Care Workforce Incentive, Home Health Care, Internal review, Member Survey Results, Original Medicare, Penalty, Uncompensated Care, Value-Based Purchasing (VBP)
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Community-based and patient-directed organizations that serve populations with limited access to health care. These include low income populations, the uninsured, those with limited English proficiency, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, individuals and families experiencing homelessness, and those living in public housing.
- Browse Related Terms: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Capacity, Core Services, Early Intervention Services (EIS), Family Centered Care, Health Care for the Homeless Health Center, Health Centers, Home and Community Based Care, Medicaid Spend-down, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part F (SPNS) (Special Projects of National Significance), Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act of 2009 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program), Service Gaps, Support Services, Unmet Need
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Legal entitlement to payment or reimbursement for your health care costs, generally under a contract with a health insurance company, a group health plan offered in connection with employment, or a government program like Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
- 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
A regularly updated record of a person's past and present health status.
- Browse Related Terms: Condition, diagnosis, Health History, Symptom, Test Result
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A contract that requires your health insurer to pay some or all of your health care costs in exchange for a premium.
A contract that requires your health insurer to pay some or all of your health care costs in exchange for a premium.
A contract that requires your health insurer to pay some or all of your health care costs in exchange for a premium.
- Browse Related Terms: Competitive Bidding, Copayment, Coverage, Health Insurance, In-Network Co-Insurance, In-Network Co-Payment, In-network Coinsurance, In-network Copayment, Limited Benefits Plan, network, Network Plan, Non-preferred provider, Out-of-Network Co-Insurance, Out-of-Network Co-Payment, Out-of-network Coinsurance, Out-of-Network Copayment, Preferred Provider
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A program primarily under Part B of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program that makes premium payments, co-payments, deductibles, and/or risk pool payments on behalf of a client to purchase/maintain health insurance coverage.
- Browse Related Terms: AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Chief Elected Official (CEO), Grantee, Health Insurance Continuity Program (HICP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA), Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), Lead Agency, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Public Health Service (PHS), Section 340B Drug Discount Program, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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The Health Insurance Marketplace is available to residents of states working directly with the federal government to operate health insurance exchanges.
A resource where individuals, families, and small businesses can: learn about their health coverage options; compare health insurance plans based on costs, benefits, and other important features; choose a plan; and enroll in coverage. The Marketplace also provides information on programs that help people with low to moderate income and resources pay for coverage. This includes ways to save on the monthly premiums and out-of-pocket costs of coverage available through the Marketplace, and information about other programs, including Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Marketplace encourages competition among private health plans, and is accessible through websites, call centers, and in-person assistance. In some states, the Marketplace is run by the state. In others it is run by the federal government.
- 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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How well a person understands and acts on healthcare decisions.
- Browse Related Terms: Acute Care, Care Provider, Community Acquired Infection, Consumer / healthcare consumer, Critical Access Hospital (CAH), diarrhea, Health Literacy, Healthcare Associated Infection, Healthcare provider, Healthcare-associated Infection (HAI), Home care, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Long Term Acute Care Facility or Hospital (LTAC), Long-term care facility (LTCF), Medical Procedure, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Spectrum of Healthcare
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If you select a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), you will need to choose a primary care doctor or one will be appointed to you.
- Browse Related Terms: Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) Plan, Health Maintenance Organization, Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), In-Network provider, Managed Care, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C), Medicare Cost Plans, Medicare Select Plans, Out-of-network provider, Point of Service (POS) Plans, Point-of-Service Plan (POS), Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Primary Care Physician (PCP), Referral, Third-Party Payer
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Prepaid health plans in which you pay a monthly premium and the HMO covers your doctor's visits, hospital stays, emergency care, surgery, preventive care, checkups, lab tests, X-rays, and therapy. You must choose a primary care physician who coordinates all of your care and makes referrals to any specialists you might need. In an HMO, you must use the doctors, hospitals and clinics that participate in your plan's network.
A type of managed care organization (health plan) that provides health care coverage through a network of hospitals, doctors and other health care providers. Minn. Statutes, Chapter 62D govern HMOs and are under the jurisdiction of the Minnesota Department of Health.
A type of health insurance plan that usually limits coverage to care from doctors who work for or contract with the HMO. It generally won't cover out-of-network care except in an emergency. An HMO may require you to live or work in its service area to be eligible for coverage. HMOs often provide integrated care and focus on prevention and wellness.
- Browse Related Terms: Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) Plan, Health Maintenance Organization, Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), In-Network provider, Managed Care, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C), Medicare Cost Plans, Medicare Select Plans, Out-of-network provider, Point of Service (POS) Plans, Point-of-Service Plan (POS), Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Primary Care Physician (PCP), Referral, Third-Party Payer
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Plans in the Marketplace are primarily separated into 4 health plan categories — Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum — based on the percentage the plan pays of the average overall cost of providing essential health benefits to members. The plan category you choose affects the total amount you'll likely spend for essential health benefits during the year. The percentages the plans will spend, on average, are 60% (Bronze), 70% (Silver), 80% (Gold), and 90% (Platinum). This isn't the same as coinsurance, in which you pay a specific percentage of the cost of a specific service.
- Browse Related Terms: Bronze Health Plan, Cost Sharing Reduction, Gold Health Plan, Health Plan Categories, Platinum Health Plan, Silver Health Plan
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Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) are employer-funded group health plans from which employees are reimbursed tax-free for qualified medical expenses up to a fixed dollar amount per year. Unused amounts may be rolled over to be used in subsequent years. The employer funds and owns the account. Health Reimbursement Accounts are sometimes called Health Reimbursement Arrangements.
- Browse Related Terms: COBRA, COBRA coverage, Employer Choice, Employee Choice, Employer Contribution, Employer or Union Retiree Plans, Flexible Benefits Plan, Fully Insured Job-based Plan, Group Health Plan, Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Job-based Health Plan, Large Group Health Plan, Medicare Hospital Insurance Tax, Premium, Self-insured, Self-Insured Plan, Small Employer, Third Party Administrator (TPA), Wellness Programs, Worker's compensation
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The agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that administers various primary care programs for the medically underserved, including the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
- Browse Related Terms: AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Chief Elected Official (CEO), Grantee, Health Insurance Continuity Program (HICP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA), Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), Lead Agency, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Public Health Service (PHS), Section 340B Drug Discount Program, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)