Federal Programs Related to - Health Care Reform

Programs concerned with innovation and improvement of the health care system by reappraisal, amendment of services, and removal of faults and abuses in providing and distributing health services to patients. It includes a re-alignment of health services and health insurance to maximum demographic elements (the unemployed, indigent, uninsured, elderly, inner cities, rural areas) with reference to coverage, hospitalization, pricing and cost containment, insurers' and employers' costs, pre-existing medical conditions, prescribed drugs, equipment, and services. Health Care Planning; Health Planning; Health Policy

• Rural Health Research Centers
• Consolidated Health Centers (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the H
• Affordable Care Act State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) and Aging and Disability Resour
• Rural Health Care Services Outreach and Rural Health Network Development Program

Federal Programs Related to - Quality of Health Care

Programs concerned with the levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality. Evaluation of Health Care; Health Care Quality; Health Professions Review; Medical Audit; Medical Peer Review; Medical Review;

• Consolidated Health Centers (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the H
• State Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
• National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
• Nursing Research
• Rural Health Care Services Outreach and Rural Health Network Development Program

Federal Programs Related to - Disability Insurance

Programs that replace income lost because of a physical or mental impairment severe enough to prevent a previously employed person from working. Disability Benefits

Federal Programs Related to - Health Insurance

Programs that issue insurance policies which indemnify or reimburse holders for all or a portion of the cost of hospital or medical care or lost income arising from an illness or injury. Dental Insurance Programs; HMO Programs; Health Insurance Premiums Assistance; Health Maintenance Organization Programs; Preferred Provider Organization Programs; Medical Insurance; PPOs

Federal Programs Related to - Pension & Retirement Benefits

Programs administered by retirement disbursement authorities that make monthly cash payments to eligible workers and their eligible dependents following retirement.

Federal Programs Related to - Health Care Issues

Programs that deal with the overall organization of the health care system including all aspects of the quality, costs, accessibility and
appraisal of health care and health care delivery.

Access of Health Care; Accessibility of Health Services; Availability of Health Services; Health Services Accessibility; Managed Care Programs;
Telemedicine

• Rural Health Research Centers
• Development and Coordination of Rural Health Services
• Consolidated Health Centers (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the H
• Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes
• State Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
• National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
• Nursing Research
• Affordable Care Act State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) and Aging and Disability Resour
• Children"s Health Insurance Program
• Rural Health Care Services Outreach and Rural Health Network Development Program