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Since then, HEW, has been reorganized as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 1980. This consequently brought Medicare and Medicaid under the jurisdiction of the HHS. [8] In March 1977, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) was established under HEW. [9] HCFA became responsible for the coordination of Medicare and ...
The Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) is an organized marketplace for health insurance plans operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The FFM opened for enrollments starting October 1, 2013. [1]
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) uses a set of two-letter prefixes for vessel numbers; [18] 39 states and the District of Columbia have the same USPS and USCG abbreviations. USCG prefixes have also been established for five outlying territories; all are the same as the USPS abbreviations except the Mariana Islands.
Medicaid is a government program in the United States that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a significant ...
The number of individuals living in ICD/IID facilities peaked in 1993 at 147,729 people. In 1981, Congress enacted legislation allowing Medicaid funding for LTSS through programs such as the Home-and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver program that provides supports for people to live in their communities and that promotes increased ...
Parents of two children with disabilities are suing an Indiana agency in federal court over changes to attendant care services they say violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and federal ...
A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...
CareStar has provided case management services since 1988 in various mid-western states, predominantly in Ohio and Indiana.In 2004, CareStar signed a five-year, $140 million contract with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to provide case management services for its medicaid waiver homecare program.