Glossary

This kind of insurance pays benefits for only a single disease, such as cancer, or for a group of diseases. Specified Disease Insurance doesn’t fill gaps in your Medicare coverage.

A Medicaid program that pays for Medicare Part B premiums for individuals who have Medicare Part A, a low monthly income, and limited resources.

Treatment to regain and strengthen speech skills.

A period of consecutive days, beginning with the first day on which a beneficiary is furnished inpatient hospital or extended care services, and ending with the close of the first period of 60 consecutive days thereafter in which the beneficiary is in neither a hospital nor a skilled nursing facility.

Dialysis performed by the staff of the renal dialysis center or facility.

Certain computer systems currently used by carriers and FIs to process Medicare claims. For physician and lab claims, the system is Electronic Data Systems (EDS); for facility and other Part A provider claims, the system is the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS), formerly known as the Florida Shared System (FSS); and for supplier claims, the system is the Viable Information Processing System (VIPS).

Under HIPAA, this is a transaction that complies with the applicable HIPAA standard.

Inspections of Medicare provider facilities to ensure compliance with Federal health, safety, and program standards.

Free or low-cost health insurance is available now in your state for uninsured children under age 19. State Children’s Health Insurance Programs help reach uninsured children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to get private coverage. Information on your state’s program is available through Insure Kids Now at 1-877-KIDS NOW (1-877-543-7669). You can also look at www.insurekidsnow.gov on the web for more information.

A State program that gets money from the Federal Government to give free local health insurance counseling to people with Medicare.