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Ambulatory Payment Classification. APCs or Ambulatory Payment Classifications are the United States government's method of paying for facility outpatient services for the Medicare (United States) program. A part of the Federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997 made the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services create a new Medicare "Outpatient ...
t. e. In the United States, health insurance marketplaces, [1] also called health exchanges, are organizations in each state through which people can purchase health insurance. People can purchase health insurance that complies with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, known colloquially as "Obamacare") at ACA health exchanges ...
agency .pennie .com. Pennie is the official health insurance marketplace in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania established under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The exchange enables eligible individuals to purchase private health insurance coverage at federally subsidized rates. Launched on September 22, 2020, [1] it ...
You may have heard of the term “donut hole” in reference to Medicare Part D, Medicare’s prescription drug coverage. The donut hole is a gap in prescription drug coverage during which you may ...
In this article, “virtual healthcare” or “telehealth”will refer to healthcare services that are administered using information technology, such as tablets, computers, cellphones, and other connected electronic devices. During the pandemic in January, 2021, 81% of psychiatrists reported seeing 75% to 100% of their patients via telemedicine.
The premium tax credit ( PTC) is a mechanism established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through which the United States federal government partially subsidizes the cost of private health insurance for certain lower- and middle-income individuals and families. The PTC is a refundable tax credit, and may be applied directly to the cost of ...
Royal Corps of Army Music. v. t. e. The Royal Army Physical Training Corps ( RAPTC) is the British Army corps responsible for physical fitness and physical education and has been headquartered in Aldershot since its foundation in 1860. Its members are all Royal Army Physical Training Corps Instructors (RAPTCIs).
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"). It has become the predominant system of delivering and receiving American ...