A geographic area determined by the U.S. Public Health Service to have a shortage of physicians and other health professionals. Physicians who provide services in HPSAs qualify for a Medicare bonus payment or student loan forgiveness.
A type of health insurance plan also known as “health reimbursement account” or “personal care account,” HRAs are tax-preferred accounts with funds established by employers to reimburse employees for qualified medical expenses; often HRAs are...
An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that works to improve access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable. Its goals, pursued through more than 100 programs, are to improve access, strengthen the...
A type of health insurance plan similar to HRAs (see Health Reimbursement Arrangement), but which is owned by workers. An HSA is a tax-preferred savings account and is paired with a high-deductible health plan. Any employer can offer an HSA (or a self-employed...
Healthy People is a program created by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) aimed at meeting nationwide health-promotion and disease-prevention goals. The Healthy People program first set goals in 1979 for the following decade. These goals have been...