New requirements for reporting of treatment data on race, sex, primary language, disability status, and location designed to target and minimize treatment disparities between groups.

Health center that provides care for patients not required to stay overnight; most commonly these centers treat mental health or substance abuse issues.

A fictional political term that refers to a supposed committee of doctors and/or bureaucrats who would decide which critically ill patients receive treatment, allegedly leaving the rest to die. Sometimes conflated with, and likely derived from, the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) established by the Affordable Care Act.

The amount of expenses that must be paid out of pocket before an insurer will pay any expenses.

The agency that oversees federal health care programs. Included in HHS are CMS, CDC, FDA, and NIH, among others.

Administers Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Insurance plans that cover dependents (spouse or children) of the policy holder.

A system that organizes health diagnoses into one of the original 467 groups.

A provision of some health insurance plans that allows policy holders to see doctors or specialists without a referral from a primary care physician or 'gatekeeper.'

Advocacy group who seeks to fight for those who have suffered systematic problems through class action and other litigation.