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What is Medicare Part A
This portion covers physician office visits, out patient hospital visit, home heath care and hospice
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What is Military Treatment Facility
What does the acronym MTF stand for
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What is occupational diseases or illnesses
Physical conditions caused by the work environment over a period longer than one workday or shift
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What is Payer of Last Resort
This term refers to the regulation that Medicaid only pays after any other coverage the patient may have
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What is Defense enrollment eligibility reporting system
DEERS
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Medicare Secondary Payer
Term for federal law that requires private payers to be the primary payer for Medicare beneificiares
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What is TRICARE Prime
This is basic managed care plan offered by TRICARE
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What is a final report
Document filed by the physician in a state workers' compensation case when the patient is discharged
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What is
Laws that established temporary assistance to familes in place of Aid to Familes and also tightened Medicaid eligibility requirements
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What is remittance advice
RA
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What is Medi-Cal
The term used to refer to the Medicaid program for the state of California
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What is TRICARE for Life
This is the program for beneficiaries who are eligible for both Medicare and TRICARE
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What is vocational rehabilitation
This program is to prepare a patient for reentry into the workforce
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What is CHIP
This is a program that offers health insurance coverage for uninsured children under Medicare
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What is Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
FDCPA
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What is Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
What does the acronym MPFS stand for?
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What is five
How many categories are work related injuries grouped into
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What is vision benefits
State medicaid programs must provide coverage for all of the following except
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What is medically unlikely edits
MUE's
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What is Dual Eligible or Medi-Medi
The term for an individual who is eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid is
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What is Primary Care Manager
This term refers to the clinician who coordinates and manges the care of TRICARE beneficiaries
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What is OSHA
This is the organization created to protect workers from health and safety risks on the job.
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What is Correct Coding Initiative
CCI
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