A refundable tax credit that is paid on a monthly basis, or on a yearly basis when a person files their tax return, to help certain workers, retirees and their families pay for health insurance premiums. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), certain small businesses...
An umbrella term that encompasses electronic health records and personal health records, and indicates the use of computers, software programs, electronic devices and the Internet to store, retrieve, update and share information about patients’ health...
Signed into law on February 17, 2009, HITECH was enacted as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology.
A single marketplace facilitating the buying and selling of private health insurance. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) called for the creation in every state of exchanges through which individuals who are U.S. citizens or legal residents, and businesses, can buy...
A 1996 federal law that provides some protection for employed persons and their families against discrimination in health coverage based on past or present health. Generally, the law guarantees the right to renew health coverage, but does not restrict the premiums...