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Ms. Moneybags Understanding Health Insurance. -Intro to H.I. ch.2

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Insurance   Contract that protects the insured from loss  
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PIP   Personal Injury Protection  
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Disability Insurance   reimbursement for income lost as a result of a temporary or permanent illness or injury  
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Liability Insurance   policy that covers losses to a third party caused by the insured, object owned by the indured or on premises owned by insured  
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FECA   Federal Employees Compensation Act  
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Date of the first health insurance policy   1860  
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Date of first Blue Cross Policy   1929  
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Date of first Blue Shield Plan   1939  
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Group health Insurance   health care coverage available through employers and other organizations. Employers usually pay part or all of premium costs  
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Hill Burton Act   provided federal grants for modernizing hospitals that had become obsolete during Great Depressiona and WWII. In return, facilities were required to provide free or reduced service to patients unable to pay for care  
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TPA   Thrid Party Administrators  
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Third Party Administrators   administer health care plans and process claims, serving as checks and balance system for laboar and management  
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WHO   World Health Organization  
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Inpatient   Patient admitted to hospital with the expectation of staying atleast 24 or more  
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SSA   Social security Administration  
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Date of implementation of SSA Amendments for Medicare and Medicaid   1966  
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CHAMPUS   Civilian Health And Medical Program-Uniformed Services  
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OSHA   Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act of 1970  
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act of 1970   protects all employees against injuries from occupational hazards in the workplace  
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CHAMPVA   Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs  
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HMO's   Health Maintenance Organizations  
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ERISA   Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974  
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HCFA   Health Care Financing Adminstration, replaced by CMS  
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DHHS   Department of Health and Human Services  
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PSRO's   Professional Standards Review Organizations, replaced by PRO's  
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PRO's   Peer Review organizations  
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CMS   Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  
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PPS   Prospective Payment System  
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per diem reimbursement   per day charge  
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DRG   Diagnosis Related Groups  
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COBRA   Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985  
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Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985   allows employees to continue health care coverage beyond the benefit termination date  
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CLIA   Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act  
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NCQA   National Committeee for Quality Assurance. they developed HEDIS  
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HEDIS   Health Plan Employer Data and Information SET  
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Health Plan Employer Data and Information SET   created standards to assess managed care systems using data elements that are collected, evaluated, and published to compare the performance managed health care plans  
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RBRVS   Resource Based Relative value Scale System  
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Usual and Resonable payments   based on fees typically charged by providers by specialty within a particular region of the country  
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NCCI   National Correct Coding Initiative  
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National Correct Coding Initiative   developed to promote national correct coding methodologies and to eliminate improper coding  
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