Medicare & Medicaid

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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Peritoneal dialysis

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A procedure that introduces dialysate into the abdominal cavity to remove waste products through the peritoneum (a membrane which surrounds the intestines and other organs in the abdominal cavity). ...

Primary care doctor

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A doctor who is trained to give you basic care. Your primary care doctor is the doctor you see first for most health problems. He or she makes sure that you get the care that you need to keep you ...

Enrollee hotlines

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

Toll-free telephone lines, usually staffed by the State or enrollment broker that beneficiaries may call when they encounter a problem with their MCO/PHP. The people who staff hotlines are ...

Board of Trustees

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A Board established by the Social Security Act to oversee the financial operations of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. The Board is composed of six members, four of whom serve ...

Limiting charge

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

In the Original Medicare Plan, the highest amount of money you can be charged for a covered service by doctors and other health care suppliers who don?t accept assignment. The limiting charge is 15% ...

Health care clearinghouse

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

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 ...

Disability

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

For Social Security purposes, the inability to engage in substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or ...