Series of three- to five-digit code numbers with descriptions for disease classifications listed in Volume 1 of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code book.

Type of retirement plan for an individual in which contributions are put into variable annuities or mutual funds to reach a specific level. Performance of investments may exceed or fall below the goals of the plan. Annual contributions are subject to the same rules as those for money purchase plans. When the employee retires, the funds may be paid in a lump sum or used to purchase an annuity.

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), representatives from all hospital departments plus legal counsel formed to assist in HIPAA compliance.

Amount of money charged on an individual’s property or activity for the support of state or federal government (e.g., income tax, sales tax, school tax, state tax, use tax).
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To assess or determine judiciously the amount of levy for the support of certain government functions for public purposes. Also, a charge or burden usually pecuniary, laid upon persons or property for public purposes; a forced contribution of wealth to meet and public needs of a government.

State programs under which funds collected by the state through certain health care–related taxes and provider-related donations were used to effectively increase the amount of federal Medicaid reimbursement without a comparable increase in state Medicaid funding or provider payment levels.

Limit on income tax deductions for health insurance.

Federal legislation passed in 1982 that raised tax revenue, instituted many provisions for managed care plans, set up Medicare payment limits, and added Medicare coverage for hospice care. It established that an employee or spouse age 65 to 69 years is entitled to the same health insurance benefits offered under the same conditions to younger employees and their spouses. TEFRA applies to employers with at least 20 full- or part-time employees. A TEFRA provision allowed states to extend Medicaid coverage to certain disabled children.