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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

Medicare durable medical equipment regional carrier

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A Medicare contractor responsible for administering Durable Medical Equipment (DME) benefits for a region.

Adjusted community rating (ACR)

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

How premium rates are decided based on members' use of benefits and not their individual use of benefits.

Reject status

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

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Licenced

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

This means a long-term care facility has met certain standards set by a State or local government agency.

Basic benefits

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

Basic Benefits includes both Medicare-covered benefits (except hospice services) and additional benefits.

Home

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

Location, other than a hospital or other facility, where the patient receives care in a private residence.

Non-federal agency

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A State or local government agency that receives records contained in a system of records from a Federal agency to be used in a matching program.

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