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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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Medicare & Medicaid
Process improvement
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
A methodology utilised to make improvements to a process through the use of continuous quality improvement methods.
Medicaid mco
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
A Medicaid MCO provides comprehensive services to Medicaid beneficiaries, but not commercial or Medicare enrollees.
Telemedicine
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
Professional services given to a patient through an interactive telecommunications system by a practitioner at a distant site.
United Nations Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and practises for Administration, Commerce, and Transport
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
An international organisation dedicated to the elimination or simplification of procedural barriers to international commerce.
Chronic maintenance dialysis
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
Dialysis that is regularly furnished to an ESRD patient in a hospital based independent (non-hospital based), or home setting.
State insurance department
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
A state agency that regulates insurance and can provide information about Medigap policies and any insurance-related problem.
Specialty contractor
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
A Medicare contractor that performs a limited Medicare function, such as coordination of benefits, statistical analysis, etc.
