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Medicaid (Title XIX)
Health care; General
A joint federal and state programme that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid serves the poor, blind, aged, disabled or members of families with ...
Medicare (Title XVIII)
Health care; General
A federal programme for the elderly and disabled, regardless of financial status. It is not necessary, as with Medicaid, for Medicare recipients to be poor. A U.S. health insurance programme for ...
Medicare advantage prescription drug plan (MA-PD)
Health care; General
A Medicare Advantage plan that offers Medicare Prescription Drug coverage and Part A and Part B benefits in one plan.
Medicare approved amount
Health care; General
In the Original Medicare Plan, this is the amount a doctor or supplier can be paid, including what Medicare pays and any deductible, coinsurance, or copayment that the citizen pays. Same as Medicare ...
Medicare approved charge
Health care; General
The amount Medicare approves for payment to a physician. Typically, Medicare pays 80 percent of the approved charge and the beneficiary pays the remaining 20 percent. Physicians may bill ...
Medicare contractor
Health care; General
A Medicare Part A Fiscal Intermediary (institutional), a Medicare Part B Carrier (professional), or a Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC)
