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Health and human services (HHS)

Health care; General

The Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for health-related programmes and issues. Formerly HEW, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The Office of Health ...

Health care clearinghouse

Health care; General

A public or private entity that does either of the following (Entities, including but not limited to, billing services, repricing companies, community health management information systems or ...

Health care operations

Health care; General

Institutional activities that are necessary to maintain and monitor the operations of the institution. Examples include but are not limited to: conducting quality assessment and improvement ...

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Health care; General

As an agency under the DOJ, the FBI investigates violations of federal criminal law and provides law enforcement assistance to federal, state, local and international agencies. The FBI has ...

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 ...