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Health insurance exchanges were established as a part of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to enable individuals to purchase health insurance in state-run marketplaces. [1] In this legislation, states could choose to establish their own health insurance exchanges; if they choose not to do so, the federal government would run ...
In 1973, an aging services division was established, which was previously a part of the welfare division, bringing the total number of active divisions to ten. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] However, by 1983, the department ceased to exist and its divisions were integrated into the Department of Human Resources.
The Nevada Public Employees’ Benefit Program, also known as PEBP, is a Nevada state agency that manages and administers the health and life insurance programs for qualified employees of the Nevada government. [1] [2] The agency is currently headed by an executive officer, who reports to the PEBP board. The current executive officer is ...
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...
A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...
Since then, HEW, has been reorganized as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 1980. This consequently brought Medicare and Medicaid under the jurisdiction of the HHS. [8] In March 1977, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) was established under HEW. [9] HCFA became responsible for the coordination of Medicare and ...
Molina Healthcare was founded in 1980 by C. David Molina, an emergency room physician in Long Beach, California. [4] He had seen an influx of patients using the emergency room for common illnesses such as a sore throat or the flu because they were being turned away by doctors who would not accept Medi-Cal.
Advisory Committee on Minority Health and Equity; State of Nevada Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life; Aging and Disability Services Division Nevada Commission on Aging; Nevada Commission on Services for Persons with Disabilities; Office of the Community Advocate for Elder Rights