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essential health benefits

A benchmark level of benefits created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that is meant to ensure a health plan provides a comprehensive set of services. Plans both within and outside of the health insurance exchanges will be required to offer at least this level of...

evidence-based medicine

The use of current best clinical research evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients, often with the assistance of information technology.

exchange

See health insurance marketplace.

exclusivity period

The period during which an original biologic drug has exclusive rights of production under its patent period. The exclusivity period for biologics is 12 years.

expanded spousal impoverishment protection

Currently, both members of a couple do not have to become impoverished for one to received long-term services and supports through Medicaid. This protection does not apply if the spouse needing care is not institutionalized. With the enactment of the Affordable Care...