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- ACA — Affordable Care Act
- ACCS — Assistive Community Care Services, Vermont
- ACO — Accountable care organization
- ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADA — American Dental Association
- ADAP — Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, Vermont
- ADPC — Application and Document Processing Center, Vermont
- AOEP — Annual Open Enrollment Period
- AHS — Agency of Human Services, Vermont
- AIDS — Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- AMA — American Medical Association
- ANFC — Aid to needy families with children
- AOE — Agency of Education, Vermont
- APA —Administrative Procedures Act
- APTC — Advance Premium Tax Credit
- ASD — Adult Services Division, Vermont
- ATC – Access to care
- AV — Actuarial value
- BCBSVT — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont
- BCCT — Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program
- BPS — Benefits programs specialist
- CAC — Certified application counselor
- CCIIO — Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight, federal
- CHT — Community Health Team
- CIS — Children's Integrated Services
- CMN — Certificate of Medical Necessity
- CMS — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal
- COA — Council on Aging
- COB — Coordination of benefits
- COBRA — Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
- COLA — Cost-of-living adjustment
- CPI — Center for Program Integrity, federal
- CSHN — Children with special health needs
- CSR — Cost sharing reductions
- CURB — Clinical Utilization Review Board, Vermont
- DAIL— Department of Aging and Independent Living, Vermont
- DCF — Department for Children and Families, Vermont
- DCHC — Disabled Children’s Home Care, Vermont
- DDS — Disability Determination Services, Vermont
- DFR — Department of Financial Regulation, Vermont
- DHS — Department of Homeland Security, federal
- DMH — Department of Mental Health, Vermont
- DO — District office, Vermont
- DOA — Date of application
- DOB — Date of birth
- DOC — Department of Corrections, Vermont
- DOH — Department of Health, Vermont (see VDH)
- DR. D — Dr. Dynasaur
- DSH — Disproportionate Share Hospital
- DUR — Drug Utilization Review Board, Vermont
- DVHA — Department of Vermont Health Access
- EA — Emergency Assistance
- EAVS — Electronic asset verification system
- EBT — Electronic Benefits Transfer
- EFT — Electronic funds transfer
- EHB — Essential health benefits
- EHR — Electronic health record
- EITC — Earned Income Tax Credit
- EMS – Emergency Medical Services
- EOMB — Explanation of Medicare (or Medicaid) benefits
- EP — Essential person
- EPSDT — Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment
- ER — Emergency room
- ERC — Enhanced Residential Care
- ESD — Economic Services Division, Vermont
- ESI — Employer-sponsored insurance
- ESRD — End-stage renal disease
- EVS — Eligibility verification system
- FA — Fiscal agent
- FADS — Fraud abuse & detection system
- FDA — Food & Drug Administration
- FEHB — Federal Employee Health Benefits
- FEIN — Federal Employer Identification Number
- FFE — Federally-facilitated Exchange
- FFP — Federal financial participation
- FFS — Fee-for-service
- FH — Fair Hearing
- FICA — Federal Insurance Contribution Act
- FMAP — Federal medical assistance percentage
- FPL — Federal poverty level
- FPO — Family planning option
- FQHC — Federally Qualified Health Centers
- GA — General Assistance
- GAO — Government Accountability Office, federal
- GC — Global Commitment to Health
- GCR — Global Commitment Register, Vermont
- GF — General fund
- GMC — Green Mountain Care
- GMCB — Green Mountain Care Board, Vermont
- GME — Graduate medical education
- HAEEU — Health Access Eligibility and Enrollment Unit
- HBE — Health benefit exchange
- HCBS —Home and community-based services (also called long-term care)
- HCERA — Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
- HHA — Home health agency
- HHS — Health and Human Services, federal
- HIE — Health information exchange
- HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
- HIPP — Health Insurance Premium Payment Program
- HIT — Health information technology
- HITECH —HIT for economic & clinical health
- HIV — Human immunodeficiency virus
- HIX — Health insurance exchange
- HRA — Health reimbursement account
- HRSA — Health Resources and Services Administration, federal
- HSA — Health savings account
- HSB — Human Services Board, Vermont
- HSS — Healthcare services specialist
- HVP — Healthy Vermonters Program
- ICD — International Classification of Diseases
- ICF/IID — Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
- ICM — Integrated care management
- ICU — Intensive care unit
- IE & E — Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment program
- IEVS — Income and Eligibility Verification System
- IRS — Internal Revenue Service
- ISRA — Information security risk assessment
- IV & V —Independent validation & verification
- IVS — Intervention services
- LIHEAP— Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
- LIS — Low-income subsidy or limited-income subsidy
- LIT — Local Interagency Team, Vermont
- LTC — Long-term care (also called home and community-based services)
- MA — Medicare Advantage – Medicare Part C
- MABD — Medicaid for the Aged, Blind and Disabled
- MAC — Maximum Allowable Cost
- MAGI — Modified adjusted gross income
- MAPCP — Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Practice
- MAT —Medication assisted treatment
- MBI – Medicare beneficiary identifier
- MCE — Managed Care Entity
- MCH — Maternal and child health
- MCO — Managed care organization
- MCP — Managed care plan
- MEAC — Medicaid and Exchange Advisory Committee, Vermont
- MEC — Minimum essential coverage
- MEQC — Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control (a federal audit of Vermont’s Medicaid program)
- MFRAU — Medicaid Fraud & Residential Abuse Unit, Vermont
- MID — Medicaid beneficiary identification number (also called unique identification number)
- MIC — Medicaid Integrity Contractor
- MIG — Medicaid integrity group, federal
- MIP — Medicaid Integrity Program
- MIPPA – Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act
- MITA — Medicaid Information Technology Architecture
- MMA — Medicare Modernization Act
- MMIS — Medicaid Management Information System
- MNF — Medical necessity form
- MOE — Maintenance of Effort
- MOOP — Maximum out-of-pocket (also called out-of-pocket maximum)
- MSP — Medicare Savings Programs
- MTM — Medication therapy management
- MVP — MVP Health Care
- MWPD – Medicaid for Working People with Disabilities
- NAIC — National Association of Insurance Commissioners
- NAMI — National Association for Mental Illness
- NCQA — National Committee for Quality Assurance
- NEDD — Northeast Delta Dental
- NEMT — Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
- OASDI — Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (also called Social Security)
- OCS — Office of Child Support, Vermont
- OCSE — Office of Child Support Enforcement, federal
- OEO — Office of Economic Opportunity, Vermont
- OEP — Open Enrollment Period
- OHRA — Oral health risk assessment
- OOPM — Out-of-pocket maximum (also called maximum out-of-pocket)
- OTC — Over the counter
- OV — Office visit
- PACE — Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
- PACE – Policy and communication evaluation
- PARIS — Public Assistance Reporting Information System
- PBA — Pharmacy benefits administrator
- PBM — Pharmacy benefits manager
- PC Plus — VT Primary Care Plus
- PCCM — Primary Care Case Management
- PCMH — Patient-centered medical home
- PCP — Primary care provider
- PDL — Preferred drug list
- PDP — Prescription drug plan
- PEP — Principal earner parent
- PERM — Payment Error Rate Measurement, (a federal audit program)
- PHI — Protected health information
- PHO — Physician hospital organization
- PI — Program integrity
- PII — Personally identifiable information
- PIL — Protected income level
- PIP — Performance Improvement Project, Vermont
- PMPM — Per member per month
- PNMI — Private Non-Medical Institution, Vermont
- PPACA — Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act
- PPPM — Per patient per month
- PRO — Peer review organization
- PRWORA — Personal Responsibility & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
- PSE — Post-secondary education
- PTC — Premium tax credit
- QC — Quality control
- QHP — Qualified health plan
- QI — Qualified individual
- QMB — Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
- QSEHRA – Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement
- QDWI — Qualified Disabled Working Individual
- RA — Remittance advice
- RBC — Risk based capital
- RFI — Request for information
- RFP — Request for proposals
- RR — Railroad retirement
- RU — Reach Up program
- SAMHSA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, federal
- SBC — Summary of benefits and coverage
- SBE —State-Based Exchange
- SCHIP — State Children's Health Insurance Program
- SDX — State data exchange system
- SEP — Special Enrollment Period
- SERFF — System for Electronic Rate & Form Filing
- SHIP – State Health Insurance Program, Vermont
- SHOP — Small Business Health Options Program
- SILC — Statewide Independent Living Council, Vermont
- SLMB — Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary
- SMDL — State Medicaid Director’s Letter
- SMM — State Medicaid manual
- SNAP — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
- SNF — Skilled nursing facility
- SPA — State plan amendment
- SPAP —State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program
- SPR — Safeguard Procedures Report
- SSA — Social Security Administration
- SSA — State Self-Assessment
- SSBG — Social Services Block Grant, Vermont and federal
- SSDI – Social Security Disability Insurance
- SSI — Supplemental Security Income
- SSN — Social Security number
- TANF — Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (Reach Up in Vermont)
- TBI — Traumatic brain injury
- TIN — Taxpayer Identification Number
- TM — Transitional Medicaid
- TPA — Third party administrator
- TPL — Third party liability
- UC — Unemployment Compensation
- UI — Unemployment insurance
- UIB — Unemployment insurance benefits
- UID — Unique identification number
- VA — Veterans Administration
- VABVI — Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- VAHHA — Vermont Assembly of Home Health Agencies
- VAHHS — Vermont Association of Hospital & Health Systems
- VCCI — Vermont Chronic Care Initiative
- VCIL — Vermont Center for Independent Living
- VCSA — Vermont Cost-Sharing Assistance (also called Vermont Cost-Sharing Reduction)
- VCSR—Vermont Cost-Sharing Reduction (also called Vermont Cost-Sharing Assistance)
- VDH — Vermont Department of Health
- VDOL — Vermont Department of Labor
- VHC — Vermont Health Connect
- VIP — Vermont Independence Project
- VISION — Vermont’s Integrated Solution for Information and Organizational Needs
- VLA — Vermont Legal Aid
- VMAP — Vermont Medication Assistance Program
- VMS — Vermont Medical Society
- VNA — Visiting Nurses Association
- VNGM — Vermont Next Generation Medicaid
- VPA — Vermont Premium Assistance
- VPHARM —Vermont Pharmacy Benefits Program
- VPQHC — Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care
- VR — Vocational Rehabilitation, Vermont
- VSA — Vermont Statutes Annotated
- VSDS — Vermont State Dental Society
- VSEA — Vermont State Employees Association
- VTM — Vermont Medicaid (as primary health coverage)
- WIC — Women, Infants & Children