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The study, examination, appreciation and treatment of defects and diseases of the voice, of speech and of spoken and written language, as well as the use of appropriate substitutional devices and treatment. Treatment for a speech disorder such as stammering or one which results from a stroke or physical malformation. Treatment to help people overcome…

A specially trained individual who evaluates, habilitates, and performs research related to speech and language problems; and plans, directs, and conducts remedial programs designed to restore or improve the communication efficiency of children or adults with language and speech impairments whether arising from physiological and neurological disturbances, defective articulation or foreign dialect. Approximately 26,500 persons…

Insurance which provides benefits, usually in large amounts or with high maximums, toward the expense of the treatment of the specific disease or diseases named in the policy. Such policies are rarely written these days, being more common in the past for such diseases as polio and spinal meningitis, but coverage of end-stage renal disease…

Organizations that certify physicians and dentists as specialists or subspecialists in various fields of medical and dental practice. The standards for certification relate to length and type of training and experience and include written and oral examination of applicants for specialty certification. The boards are not educational institutions and the certificate of a board is…

A person identified in an extended care, or long-term care facility to provide social services, under the direction of a social work consultant. A designee should have at least two years of college education and, preferably, a B.A. degree. State licensure is not required in any State because the function of social service designee is…

The administration within HEW which manages the social security program including Medicare, which is the responsibility of the SSA’s Bureau of Health Insurance. Since SSA is not under the direction of HEWs Assistant Secretary for Health, this means that Medicare is administered separately from the Department’s other health programs. The federal government’s largest domestic program.…

A device for the pooling of risks by their transfer to an organization, usually governmental, that is required by law to provide indemnity (cash) or service benefits to oi on behalf of covered persons upon the occurrence of certain pre-designated losses. Social insurance is usually characterized by all of the following conditions: coverage is compulsory…

The administration within HEW which manages welfare and related programs including Medicaid, which is the responsibility of SRS’s Medical Services Administration. Since SRS is not under the direction of HEW’s Assistant Secretary for Health, this means that Medicaid is administered separately from the Department’s other health programs.  

In Congress, the final version of an Act of Congress and its first official publication. Each public law is printed in the form of a slip law which also lists, but does not include, the legislative history of the Act, whatever earlier Act may be amended by the new law, as it is amended, or…

A deductible which is not set at a fixed amount but rather varies according to income. A family is usually required to spend all (a spend-down) oi a set percentage of their income above some base amount (for example, all Cr 25 percent of any income over $5,000) as deductible before a member can receive…