Agency within the Social Security Administration that administers the Medicare program. Actual operation of the program is carried out through arrangements with fiscal intermediaries and insurance carriers, who operate under contract with BHI/SSA and receive all policy guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Type of business and personal insurance for loss of property due to theft or larceny.

Occupational illness in which there is mental or physical energy depletion after a period of chronic, unrelieved, job-related stress. It is characterized sometimes by physical illness, perception of being tired, and being disgruntled with one’s work.