Medicare Beneficiary Abbreviations and Acronyms

  1. HIC
    Health Insurance Claim number used by CMS
  2. HIPAA
    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  3. HIPPA
    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  4. HIPPS
    Health Insurance Prospective Payment System
  5. HIS
    Indian Health Service
  6. HRA
    Health Reimbursement Account
  7. HRSA
    U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
  8. HSA
    Health Savings Account
  9. IADL
    Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
  10. IADLS
    Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
  11. ICFMR
    Intermediate Care Facilities for The Mentally Retarded
  12. IDIQ
    Indefinite Duration, Indefinite Quantity
  13. IEP
    Initial Enrollment Period
  14. IHS
    Indian Health Service
  15. INSALUD
    National Institute of Health
  16. IRE
    Independent Review Entity
  17. JCAHCO
    Joint Commission on Accreditation of 477 Organizations
  18. JCAHO
    Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Organizations
  19. KDOQI
    National Kidney Foundation
  20. LIS
    Low-Income Subsidy

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