In 1984, Congress enacted the Hatch-Waxman Act to spur the development of lower-cost generic drugs. The act provided manufacturers of innovative prescription drugs with patent protection and a period of marketing exclusivity, created a generic drug approval process to...
A non-profit, member-run health insurance organization, governed by a board of directors elected by its members. Co-ops provide insurance coverage to individuals and small businesses and can operate at state, regional, and national levels. The ACA contains loans and...
Awarded by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to organizations that are carrying out the most inventive ideas to deliver better health, improved care and lower costs to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP.
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...