Terms

ACA Affordable Care Act HCR Health Care Reform, also known as ACA IFR Interim Final Regulations MHPAEA Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act GINA Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act HITECH Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act EHR Electronic Health Records DRS Designated Record Set AHP Association Health Plan MLR Medical Loss Ratio PPACA: Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act NAIC: National Association of Insurance Commissioners SBC: Summary of Benefits and Coverage

ACA	Affordable Care Act	back to top >
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act	back to top >
ADEA	Age Discrimination in Employment Act	back to top >
AHP	Association Health Plan	back to top >
CMS	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)	back to top >
COBRA	Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985	back to top >
CDHC	Consumer-Driven Health Care	back to top >
DCAP	Dependent Care Assistance Program	back to top >
DOL	Department of Labor	back to top >
DRS	Designated Record Set	back to top >
EBSA	Employee Benefits Security Administration, formerly known as the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA)	back to top >
EEOC	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	back to top >
EHR	Electronic Health Records	back to top >
ERISA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974	back to top >
EGTRRA	Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001	back to top >
EAP	Employee Assistance Program	back to top >
FICA	Federal Insurance Contributions Act	back to top >
FSA	Flexible Spending Arrangement	back to top >
FMLA	Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993	back to top >
GINA	Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act	back to top >
HCR	Health Care Reform, also known as ACA	back to top >
HITECH	Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act	back to top >
HMO	Health Maintenance Organization	back to top >
HRA	Health Reimbursement Arrangement	back to top >
HSA	Health Savings Account	back to top >
HHS	Department of Health and Human Services	back to top >
HDHC	High-Deductible Health Coverage	back to top >
HDHP	High-Deductible Health Plan	back to top >
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996	back to top >
IFR	Interim Final Regulations	back to top >
IRS	Internal Revenue Service	back to top >
MSP	Medicare Secondary Payer	back to top >
MEWA	Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement	back to top >
MHPA	Mental Health Parity Act	back to top >
MLR	Medical Loss Ratio	back to top >
NAIC	National Association of Insurance Commissioners	back to top >
NMHPA	Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act	back to top >
MHPAEA	Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act	back to top >
OCR	Office of Civil Rights, an agency of HHS	back to top >
OHCA	Organized Health Care Arrangement	back to top >
PDA	Pregnancy Discrimination Act	back to top >
PEO	Professional Employer Organization	back to top >
PHI	Protected Health Information	back to top >
PHSA	Public Health Service Act	back to top >
PPACA	Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (See ACA)	back to top >
PPO	Preferred Provider Organization	back to top >
QDRO	Qualified Domestic Relations Order	back to top >
QMCSO	Qualified Medical Child Support Order	back to top >
SAR	Summary Annual Report	back to top >
SBC	Summary of Benefits and Coverage	back to top >
SMM	Summary of Material Modifications	back to top >
SPD	Summary Plan Description	back to top >
USERRA	Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act	back to top >
VEBA	Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association	back to top >
WFTRA	Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004	back to top >
WHCRA	Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act	back to top >