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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.

Contributors in Medicare & Medicaid

Medicare & Medicaid

Cost sharing

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

The cost for medical care that you pay yourself like a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible.

Plan sponsor

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

An entity that sponsors a health plan. This can be an employer, a union, or some other entity.

Dehydration

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A serious condition where your body's loss of fluid is more than your body's intake of fluid.

Sustainable growth rate

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A system for establishing goals for the rate of growth in expenditures for physicians' services.

Physical therapy

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

Treatment of injury and disease by mechanical means, such as heat, light, exercise, and massage.

Admitting physician

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

The doctor responsible for admitting a patient to a hospital or other inpatient health facility.

Taxable wages

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

Wages paid for services rendered in covered employment up to the annual maximum taxable amount.

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