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Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)

The total percent of a state’s Medicaid expenses that are paid for by the federal government. This percentage can vary from 50 percent to 83 percent. The FMAP for beneficiaries made eligible by the Affordable Care Act’s voluntary Medicaid expansion provisions will be 100 percent initially, scaling back to 90 percent in future years.

Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS)

Information provided by the National Committee for Quality Assurance to help insurance companies and employers track health care trends.