In the Veterans Administration health care program, outpatient medical or dental treatment paid for by the program and provided eligible...

One of the three official compendia in the United States recognized in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.  

Non-medical support services (e.g., food preparation, bathing) given a homebound individual who is unable to perform these tasks himself. Such...

An agency which provides home health care. To be certified under Medicare an agency must provide skilled nursing services and...

A provision of law that prevents a governmental entity, institution or other party from suffering additional expenses or loss of...

Legislation, and the programs operated under that legislation, for Federal support of construction and modernization of hospitals and other health...

In a Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan, and some other insurance policies, denotes one of two or more levels of...

A long range health plan prepared by a health systems agency for its health service area specifying the health goals...

A health planning and resources development agency designated under the terms of the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act...

A program for studying a group or population, in order to assess its health status, the conditions influencing or influenced...