A state plan option under Medicaid that encourages primary care practices to provide home- and community-based care to chronically-ill Medicare patients. States that take up this option receive a 6 percentage point increase in federal matching payments for costs...
Organization providing comprehensive primary care, mostly to medically underserved populations, regardless of ability to pay. These public and non-profit entities receive federal funding under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
Enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the CLASS program aimed to establish a national voluntary insurance program for purchasing non-medical services and supports necessary for individuals with functional limitations to maintain community residence. The...
Also known as the Mental Health Block Grant, it is provided by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to establish or expand an organized community-based system of care for providing mental health services to people with serious emotional...
A method for setting premiums at the same price for everyone, based on the average cost of providing health services to all. The premium is not adjusted for the individual beneficiary’s medical history or likelihood of using medical services. (Contrast with...