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198 relations: AARP, Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Activities of daily living, Administration on Aging, Affordable Care Act, ALS, American Academy of Actuaries, American Medical Association, Assisted living, Assistive cane, Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Baltimore, Benefit period, Bess Truman, Bill Clinton, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, BNET, Breast prostheses, Bronchiectasis, Build Back Better Act, Cataract surgery, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Chemotherapy, Children's Health Insurance Program, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Chronic kidney disease, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, Clinton health care plan of 1993, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Community Health Accreditation Program, Community rating, Conceptual model, Congressional Budget Office, Congressional oversight, Congressional Research Service, Deductible, Desegregation in the United States, Diagnosis-related group, Donald B. Marron Jr., Durable medical equipment, Dwight D. Eisenhower, End Stage Renal Disease Program, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, First Lady of the United States, George W. Bush, Glasses, Government Accountability Office, Grief counseling, ... Expand index (148 more) »
AARP
AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is an interest group in the United States focusing on issues affecting those over the age of fifty.
See Medicare (United States) and AARP
Accreditation Commission for Health Care
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is a United States non-profit health care accrediting organization. Medicare (United States) and Accreditation Commission for Health Care are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
See Medicare (United States) and Accreditation Commission for Health Care
Activities of daily living
Activities of daily living (ADLs) is a term used in healthcare to refer to an individual's daily self-care activities.
See Medicare (United States) and Activities of daily living
Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging (AoA) is an agency within the Administration for Community Living of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
See Medicare (United States) and Administration on Aging
Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and colloquially as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
See Medicare (United States) and Affordable Care Act
ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease in the United States, is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and lower motor neurons that normally control voluntary muscle contraction.
See Medicare (United States) and ALS
American Academy of Actuaries
The American Academy of Actuaries, also known as the Academy, is the body that represents and unites United States actuaries in all practice areas.
See Medicare (United States) and American Academy of Actuaries
American Medical Association
The American Medical Association (AMA) is an American professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students.
See Medicare (United States) and American Medical Association
Assisted living
An assisted living residence or assisted living facility (ALF) is a housing facility for people with disabilities or for adults who cannot or who choose not to live independently.
See Medicare (United States) and Assisted living
Assistive cane
An assistive cane is a walking stick used as a crutch or mobility aid.
See Medicare (United States) and Assistive cane
Balanced Budget Act of 1997
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 was an omnibus legislative package enacted by the United States Congress, using the budget reconciliation process, and designed to balance the federal budget by 2002. Medicare (United States) and balanced Budget Act of 1997 are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
See Medicare (United States) and Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.
See Medicare (United States) and Baltimore
Benefit period
A benefit period is a length of time during which a benefit is paid. Medicare (United States) and benefit period are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
See Medicare (United States) and Benefit period
Bess Truman
Elizabeth Virginia Truman (February 13, 1885October 18, 1982) was the wife of President Harry S. Truman and the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953.
See Medicare (United States) and Bess Truman
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
See Medicare (United States) and Bill Clinton
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, also known as BCBS, BCBSA, or The Blues, is a United States-based federation with 34 independent and locally-operated BCBSA companies that provide health insurance in the United States to more than 115 million people as of 2022.
See Medicare (United States) and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
BNET
BNET was an online magazine dedicated to issues of business management.
See Medicare (United States) and BNET
Breast prostheses
Breast prostheses are breast forms intended to look like breasts.
See Medicare (United States) and Breast prostheses
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is a disease in which there is permanent enlargement of parts of the airways of the lung.
See Medicare (United States) and Bronchiectasis
Build Back Better Act
The Build Back Better Act was a bill introduced in the 117th Congress to fulfill aspects of President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Plan.
See Medicare (United States) and Build Back Better Act
Cataract surgery
Cataract surgery, also called lens replacement surgery, is the removal of the natural lens of the eye that has developed a cataract, an opaque or cloudy area.
See Medicare (United States) and Cataract surgery
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards. Medicare (United States) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
See Medicare (United States) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard regimen.
See Medicare (United States) and Chemotherapy
Children's Health Insurance Program
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – formerly known as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) – is a program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides matching funds to states for health insurance to families with children. Medicare (United States) and Children's Health Insurance Program are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
See Medicare (United States) and Children's Health Insurance Program
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Chiquita W. Brooks-LaSure is an American healthcare policy official who has been the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Biden administration since May 2021.
See Medicare (United States) and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a type of long-term kidney disease, in which either there is a gradual loss of kidney function occurs over a period of months to years, or abnormal kidney structure (with normal function).
See Medicare (United States) and Chronic kidney disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.
See Medicare (United States) and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 are United States federal regulatory standards that apply to all clinical laboratory testing performed on humans in the United States, except clinical trials and basic research. Medicare (United States) and clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
See Medicare (United States) and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
Clinton health care plan of 1993
The Clinton health care plan of 1993 was a healthcare reform package proposed by the administration of President Bill Clinton and closely associated with the chair of the task force devising the plan, First Lady of the United States Hillary Clinton. Medicare (United States) and Clinton health care plan of 1993 are healthcare reform in the United States.
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Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health is the public health graduate school of Columbia University.
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Community Health Accreditation Program
The Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) is a national, independent, U.S. not-for-profit accrediting body for community-based health care organizations. Medicare (United States) and community Health Accreditation Program are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
See Medicare (United States) and Community Health Accreditation Program
Community rating
Community rating is a concept usually associated with health insurance, which requires health insurance providers to offer health insurance policies within a given territory at the same price to all persons without medical underwriting, regardless of their health status.
See Medicare (United States) and Community rating
Conceptual model
The term conceptual model refers to any model that is formed after a conceptualization or generalization process.
See Medicare (United States) and Conceptual model
Congressional Budget Office
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government that provides budget and economic information to Congress.
See Medicare (United States) and Congressional Budget Office
Congressional oversight
Congressional oversight is oversight by the United States Congress over the executive branch, including the numerous U.S. federal agencies.
See Medicare (United States) and Congressional oversight
Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a public policy research institute of the United States Congress.
See Medicare (United States) and Congressional Research Service
Deductible
In an insurance policy, the deductible (in British English, the excess) is the amount paid out of pocket by the policy holder before an insurance provider will pay any expenses.
See Medicare (United States) and Deductible
Desegregation in the United States
Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups, usually referring to races.
See Medicare (United States) and Desegregation in the United States
Diagnosis-related group
Diagnosis-related group (DRG) is a system to classify hospital cases into one of originally 467 groups, with the last group (coded as 470 through v24, 999 thereafter) being "Ungroupable". Medicare (United States) and Diagnosis-related group are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
See Medicare (United States) and Diagnosis-related group
Donald B. Marron Jr.
Donald Baird Marron Jr. is an American economist, professor and policy advisor and director of the nonpartisan Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center in Washington, D.C. He is the son of the economist and financier Donald B. Marron Sr.
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Durable medical equipment
Durable medical equipment is any medical equipment used in the home to aid in a better quality of living.
See Medicare (United States) and Durable medical equipment
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike, was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
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End Stage Renal Disease Program
In 1972 the United States Congress passed legislation authorizing the End Stage Renal Disease Program (ESRD) under Medicare. Medicare (United States) and End Stage Renal Disease Program are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program is a system of "managed competition" through which employee health benefits are provided to civilian government employees and annuitants of the United States government.
See Medicare (United States) and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
Federal Insurance Contributions Act
The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) is a United States federal payroll (or employment) tax payable by both employees and employers to fund Social Security and Medicare—federal programs that provide benefits for retirees, people with disabilities, and children of deceased workers. Medicare (United States) and federal Insurance Contributions Act are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is the title held by the hostess of the White House, usually the wife of the president of the United States, concurrent with the president's term in office.
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George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
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Glasses
Glasses, also known as eyeglasses and spectacles, are vision eyewear with clear or tinted lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms, known as temples or temple pieces, that rest over the ears.
See Medicare (United States) and Glasses
Government Accountability Office
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan government agency within the legislative branch that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress.
See Medicare (United States) and Government Accountability Office
Grief counseling
Grief counseling is a form of psychotherapy that aims to help people cope with the physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and cognitive responses to loss.
See Medicare (United States) and Grief counseling
Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries.
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Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. Medicare (United States) and Harry S. Truman are Liberalism in the United States.
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Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and resting place of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States (1945–1953), his wife Bess and daughter Margaret, and is located on U.S. Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri.
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Health Affairs
Health Affairs is a monthly peer-reviewed healthcare journal established in 1981 by John K. Iglehart; since 2014, the editor-in-chief is Alan Weil.
See Medicare (United States) and Health Affairs
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 is a law that was enacted by the 111th United States Congress, by means of the reconciliation process, in order to amend the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
See Medicare (United States) and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
Health care prices in the United States
Health care prices in the United States of America describe market and non-market factors that determine pricing, along with possible causes as to why prices are higher than in other countries.
See Medicare (United States) and Health care prices in the United States
Health information technology
Health information technology (HIT) is health technology, particularly information technology, applied to health and health care.
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Health insurance
Health insurance or medical insurance (also known as medical aid in South Africa) is a type of insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses.
See Medicare (United States) and Health insurance
Health insurance in the United States
In the United States, health insurance helps pay for medical expenses through privately purchased insurance, social insurance, or a social welfare program funded by the government. Medicare (United States) and health insurance in the United States are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. Medicare (United States) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Health maintenance organization
In the United States, a health maintenance organization (HMO) is a medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee.
See Medicare (United States) and Health maintenance organization
Health policy
Health policy can be defined as the "decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society".
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Healthcare in the United States
Healthcare in the United States is largely provided by private sector healthcare facilities, and paid for by a combination of public programs, private insurance, and out-of-pocket payments. Medicare (United States) and healthcare in the United States are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation
The Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) is a US not-for-profit health care accrediting body and is an alternative to the, Accreditation Commission for Health Care and Joint Commission. Medicare (United States) and Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Healthcare reform in the United States
Healthcare reform in the United States has a long history.
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Heart failure
Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.
See Medicare (United States) and Heart failure
Hip replacement
Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis.
See Medicare (United States) and Hip replacement
Hospice
Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life.
See Medicare (United States) and Hospice
Hospital
A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment.
See Medicare (United States) and Hospital
Hospital readmission
A hospital readmission is an episode when a patient who had been discharged from a hospital is admitted again within a specified time interval.
See Medicare (United States) and Hospital readmission
Independence, Missouri
Independence is the 5th most populous city in Missouri, United States, and the county seat of Jackson County.
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Independent Payment Advisory Board
The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) was to be a fifteen-member United States government agency created in 2010 by sections 3403 and 10320 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which was to have the explicit task of achieving specified savings in Medicare without affecting coverage or quality. Medicare (United States) and Independent Payment Advisory Board are healthcare reform in the United States and Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Inflation
In economics, inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy.
See Medicare (United States) and Inflation
Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is a landmark United States federal law which aims to reduce the federal government budget deficit, lower prescription drug prices, and invest in domestic energy production while promoting clean energy.
See Medicare (United States) and Inflation Reduction Act
Inpatient care
Inpatient care is the care of patients whose condition requires admission to a hospital.
See Medicare (United States) and Inpatient care
Insurance
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury.
See Medicare (United States) and Insurance
Internal Revenue Code
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC), is the domestic portion of federal statutory tax law in the United States.
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Joint Commission
The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. Medicare (United States) and Joint Commission are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Kaiser Family Foundation
KFF, which was formerly known as The Kaiser Family Foundation or The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, is an American non-profit organization, headquartered in San Francisco, California.
See Medicare (United States) and Kaiser Family Foundation
Knee replacement
Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability, most commonly offered when joint pain is not diminished by conservative sources.
See Medicare (United States) and Knee replacement
Lifetime reserve days
Lifetime reserve days are additional days that the United States health care system Medicare Part A will pay for when a beneficiary is in a hospital for more than 90 days during a benefit period. Medicare (United States) and Lifetime reserve days are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
See Medicare (United States) and Lifetime reserve days
Lift chair
Lift chairs, also known as lift recliners or riser armchairs, are chairs that feature a powered lifting mechanism that pushes the entire chair up from its base and so assists the user to a standing position.
See Medicare (United States) and Lift chair
Long-term care
Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Medicare (United States) and long-term care are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Medicare (United States) and Lyndon B. Johnson are Liberalism in the United States.
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Managed care
The term managed care or managed healthcare is used in the United States to describe a group of activities intended to reduce the cost of providing health care and providing American health insurance while improving the quality of that care ("managed care techniques").
See Medicare (United States) and Managed care
Mastectomy
Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely.
See Medicare (United States) and Mastectomy
Maurice Mazel
Maurice Seymour Mazel (1895–1980) was a prominent Chicago heart surgeon who founded Edgewater Hospital.
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Means test
A means test is a determination of whether an individual or family is eligible for government assistance or welfare, based upon whether the individual or family possesses the means to do without that help.
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Medicaid
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. Medicare (United States) and Medicaid are federal assistance in the United States, healthcare reform in the United States, Medicare and Medicaid (United States) and presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Medical necessity
Medical necessity is a legal doctrine in the United States related to activities that may be justified as reasonable, necessary, and/or appropriate based on evidence-based clinical standards of care. Medicare (United States) and Medical necessity are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Medical specialty
A medical specialty is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy.
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Medicare (Australia)
Medicare is the publicly funded universal health care insurance scheme in Australia operated by the nation's social security agency, Services Australia.
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Medicare (Canada)
Medicare (assurance-maladie) is an unofficial designation used to refer to the publicly funded single-payer healthcare system of Canada.
See Medicare (United States) and Medicare (Canada)
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), commonly called the Permanent Doc Fix, is a United States statute.
See Medicare (United States) and Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C, MA) is a type of health plan offered by Medicare-approved private companies that must follow rules set by Medicare. Medicare (United States) and Medicare Advantage are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Medicare dual eligible
Dual-eligible beneficiaries (Medicare dual eligibles or "duals") refers to those qualifying for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits. Medicare (United States) and Medicare dual eligible are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Medicare for All Act
The Medicare for All Act (abbreviated M4A), also known as the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act or United States National Health Care Act, is a bill first introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative John Conyers (D-MI) in 2003, with 38 co-sponsors. Medicare (United States) and Medicare for All Act are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 ("MIPPA"), is a 2008 statute of United States Federal legislation which amends the Social Security Act.
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Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D, also called the Medicare prescription drug benefit, is an optional United States federal-government program to help Medicare beneficiaries pay for self-administered prescription drugs. Medicare (United States) and Medicare Part D are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration
The Medicare Physician Group Practice (PGP) demonstration was Medicare's first physician pay-for-performance (P4P) initiative. Medicare (United States) and Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, also called the Medicare Modernization Act or MMA, is a federal law of the United States, enacted in 2003. Medicare (United States) and Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Medicare Prompt Pay Correction Act
In United States legislation, and are companion bipartisan bills that eliminate prompt pay discounts from the calculation of Average Sales Price (ASP), which is the basis for Medicare drug reimbursement rates for community cancer clinics. Medicare (United States) and Medicare Prompt Pay Correction Act are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Medicare Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Act
The Medicare Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Act of 2009 in the United States is a federal program designed to improve the quality of cancer care for elderly individuals covered by Medicare, with a particular focus on approximately 45% of cancer patients who are beneficiaries of the Medicare program. Medicare (United States) and Medicare Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Act are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Medicare Rights Center
The Medicare Rights Center is a nonprofit organization founded in June 1989 as the Medicare Beneficiaries Defense Fund (MBDF) by Diane Archer. Medicare (United States) and Medicare Rights Center are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate
The Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) was a method used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the United States to control spending by Medicare on physician services. Medicare (United States) and Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Medigap
Medigap (also called Medicare supplement insurance or Medicare supplemental insurance) refers to various private health insurance plans sold to supplement Medicare in the United States. Medicare (United States) and Medigap are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Mid-20th century baby boom
The middle of the 20th century was marked by a significant and persistent increase in fertility rates in many countries of the world, especially in the Western world.
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Mobility scooter
A mobility scooter is an electric personal transporter used as mobility aid for people with physical impairment, mostly auxiliary to a powered wheelchair but configured like a motorscooter.
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Myocardial infarction
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.
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National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government within the executive branch, charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records.
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National Health Service
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom, comprising the NHS in England, NHS Scotland and NHS Wales.
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National Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009
The National Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009 (H.R. 3675 IH) is an initiative intended to enhance the quality of cancer care in the United States, focused on seniors covered by Medicare (approximately 45% of cancer patients are Medicare beneficiaries), while also controlling costs.
See Medicare (United States) and National Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009
Nonprofit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, or simply a nonprofit (using the adjective as a noun), is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners.
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NPR
National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.
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Nursing home
A nursing home is a facility for the residential care of older people, senior citizens, or disabled people.
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Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP).
See Medicare (United States) and Office of Management and Budget
Out-of-pocket expense
An out-of-pocket expense, or out-of-pocket cost (OOP), is the direct payment of money that may or may not be later reimbursed from a third-party source.
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Oxygen therapy
Oxygen therapy, also referred to as supplemental oxygen, is the use of oxygen as medical treatment.
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Paul Ryan
Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician who served as the 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
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Payroll tax
Payroll taxes are taxes imposed on employers or employees, and are usually calculated as a percentage of the salaries that employers pay their employees.
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Personal data
Personal data, also known as personal information or personally identifiable information (PII), is any information related to an identifiable person.
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Perverse incentive
A perverse incentive is an incentive that has an unintended and undesirable result that is contrary to the intentions of its designers.
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Pew Research Center
The Pew Research Center (also simply known as Pew) is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world.
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Philosophy of healthcare
The philosophy of healthcare is the study of the ethics, processes, and people which constitute the maintenance of health for human beings.
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Physical disability
A physical disability is a limitation on a person's physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina.
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Physician
A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.
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Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli.
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Political agenda
In politics, a political agenda is a list of subjects or problems (issues) to which government officials as well as individuals outside the government are paying serious attention to at any given time.
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PolitiFact
PolitiFact.com is an American nonprofit project operated by the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida, with offices there and in Washington, D.C. It began in 2007 as a project of the Tampa Bay Times (then the St. Petersburg Times), with reporters and editors from the newspaper and its affiliated news media partners reporting on the accuracy of statements made by elected officials, candidates, their staffs, lobbyists, interest groups and others involved in U.S.
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Preferred provider organization
In U.S. health insurance, a preferred provider organization (PPO), sometimes referred to as a participating provider organization or preferred provider option, is a managed care organization of medical doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who have agreed with an insurer or a third-party administrator to provide health care at reduced rates to the insurer's or administrator's clients.
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President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
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Productivity
Productivity is the efficiency of production of goods or services expressed by some measure.
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Prospective payment system
A prospective payment system (PPS) is a term used to refer to several payment methodologies for which means of determining insurance reimbursement is based on a predetermined payment regardless of the intensity of the actual service provided. Medicare (United States) and prospective payment system are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Prosthesis
In medicine, a prosthesis (prostheses; from addition, application, attachment), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder).
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Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 is a law that delayed until March 2015 a pending cut to Medicare physician payment, a cut that had been regularly delayed for over a decade.
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Racial integration
Racial integration, or simply integration, includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation), leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture that draws on diverse traditions, rather than merely bringing a racial minority into the majority culture.
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Relative value unit
Relative value units (RVUs) are a measure of value used in the United States Medicare reimbursement formula for physician services. Medicare (United States) and Relative value unit are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.
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Residency (medicine)
Residency or postgraduate training is a stage of graduate medical education.
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Resource-based relative value scale
Resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) is a schema used to determine how much money medical providers should be paid. Medicare (United States) and Resource-based relative value scale are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden (born May 3, 1949) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996.
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Sepsis
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs.
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SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014
The SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 is a bill that would replace the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, which determines the annual updates to payment rates for physicians’ services in Medicare, with new systems for establishing those payment rates.
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Single-payer healthcare
Single-payer healthcare is a type of universal healthcare in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system (hence "single-payer").
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Social insurance
Social insurance is a form of social welfare that provides insurance against economic risks.
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Social Security Administration
The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability and survivor benefits.
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Social Security Amendments of 1965
The Social Security Amendments of 1965,, was legislation in the United States whose most important provisions resulted in creation of two programs: Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare (United States) and Social Security Amendments of 1965 are Medicare and Medicaid (United States) and presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Social Security Disability Insurance
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD or SSDI) is a payroll tax-funded federal insurance program of the United States government. Medicare (United States) and Social Security Disability Insurance are federal assistance in the United States.
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Social Security number
In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as.
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Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee
The Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee or Relative Value Update Committee (RUC, pronounced "ruck") is a volunteer group of 31 physicians who have made highly influential recommendations on how to value a physician's work when computing health care prices in the United States' public health insurance program Medicare. Medicare (United States) and Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Stark Law
Stark Law is a set of United States federal laws that prohibit physician self-referral, specifically a referral by a physician of a Medicare or Medicaid patient to an entity for the provision of designated health services ("DHS") if the physician (or an immediate family member) has a financial relationship with that entity. Medicare (United States) and Stark Law are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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Step therapy
Step therapy, also called step protocol or a fail first requirement, is a managed care approach to prescription.
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Talk of the Nation
Talk of the Nation (TOTN) is an American talk radio program based in Washington D.C., produced by National Public Radio (NPR) that was broadcast nationally from 2 to 4 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical center that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals.
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The Compliance Team
The Compliance Team (TCT) Inc., is a US for-profit organization that provides Exemplary Provider accreditation and certification services to healthcare providers across the United States. Medicare (United States) and the Compliance Team are Medicare and Medicaid (United States).
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The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation, sometimes referred to simply as "Heritage", is an activist American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1973, it took a leading role in the conservative movement in the 1980s during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, whose policies were taken from Heritage Foundation studies, including its Mandate for Leadership.
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The Incidental Economist
The Incidental Economist is a blog focused on health economics and policy.
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The National Law Review
The National Law Review is an American law journal, daily legal news website and legal analysis content-aggregating database.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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United States Code
The United States Code (formally the Code of Laws of the United States of America) is the official codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.
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United States Congress
The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.
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United States congressional committee
A congressional committee is a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties of Congress).
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United States Congressional Joint Economic Committee
The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) is one of four standing joint committees of the U.S. Congress.
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United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services.
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United States Department of Labor
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government.
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United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department.
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United States federal budget
The United States budget comprises the spending and revenues of the U.S. federal government.
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United States Government Publishing Office
The United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO or GPO), formerly the United States Government Printing Office, is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States Federal government.
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United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies is a subcommittee within the House Appropriations Committee.
United States House Committee on Appropriations
The United States House Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives that is responsible for passing appropriation bills along with its Senate counterpart.
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United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives.
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United States House Committee on Small Business
The United States House Committee on Small Business is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.
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United States House Committee on the Budget
The United States House Committee on the Budget, commonly known as the House Budget Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.
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United States House Committee on Ways and Means
The Committee on Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives.
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United States House Energy Subcommittee on Health
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health is a subcommittee within the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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United States House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
The U.S. House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is a subcommittee within the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.
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United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health
The Subcommittee on Health is a subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means in the United States House of Representatives.
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United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
The United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies is one of twelve subcommittees of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations is a standing committee of the United States Senate.
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United States Senate Committee on Finance
The United States Senate Committee on Finance (or, less formally, Senate Finance Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate.
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United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) generally considers matters relating to these issues.
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United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is the chief oversight committee of the United States Senate.
United States Senate Committee on the Budget
The United States Senate Committee on the Budget was established by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
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United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
The Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health & Retirement Security is one of the three subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Health.
United States Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight
The Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight is one of the three subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
United States Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight was one of the four subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs during the 113th congress.
United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging was initially established in 1961 as a temporary committee; it became a permanent Senate committee in 1977.
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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (UIHC) is an 811-bed public teaching hospital and level 1 trauma center affiliated with the University of Iowa.
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Urban Institute
The Urban Institute is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank that conducts economic and social policy research to "open minds, shape decisions, and offer solutions". Medicare (United States) and Urban Institute are Liberalism in the United States.
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USA Today (magazine)
USA Today magazine is a periodical published since 1978 by the Society for the Advancement of Education.
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Veterans Health Administration
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health that implements the healthcare program of the VA through a nationalized healthcare service in the United States, providing healthcare and healthcare-adjacent services to veterans through the administration and operation of 146 VA Medical Centers (VAMC) with integrated outpatient clinics, 772 Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC), and 134 VA Community Living Centers (VA Nursing Home) Programs.
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Walker (mobility)
A walker (North American English) or walking frame (British English) is a device that gives support to maintain balance or stability while walking, most commonly due to age-related mobility disability, including frailty.
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Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a mobilized form of chair using 2 or more wheels, a footrest and armrest usually cushioned.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States.
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References
Also known as American Medicare, IRMAA, Medicare (U.S.), Medicare (USA), Medicare (United States of America), Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act, Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, Medicare fee schedule, Medicare.gov, National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, Original Medicare, U.S. Medicare, Us medicare.