Glossary
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- ACA
- ACA Marketplace
- ACA subsidies
- CHIP
- CMS
- ESRD
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- FPL
- FQHC
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- Medicaid (rare)
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- Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part B
- Medicare Part D
- Medicare coordination
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- Part A
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- Part C
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- QLE
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- SNP
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- Section 1115
- Silver Plan
- Silver plan
ACA (Affordable Care Act)
A comprehensive healthcare reform law enacted in 2010, aimed at increasing health insurance coverage, reducing healthcare costs, and improving healthcare outcomes. It established the Health Insurance Marketplace and expanded Medicaid in many states.
A comprehensive healthcare reform law enacted in 2010, aimed at increasing health insurance coverage, reducing healthcare costs, and improving healthcare outcomes. It established the Health Insurance Marketplace and expanded Medicaid in many states.
Medicaid Expansion
A provision of the ACA that allows states to expand Medicaid eligibility to adults with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Expansion states offer coverage to a broader range of low-income adults, including those without children.
A provision of the ACA that allows states to expand Medicaid eligibility to adults with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Expansion states offer coverage to a broader range of low-income adults, including those without children.