A Medicare payment supplemental to diagnosis-related group (DRG) payments for each beneficiary inpatient stay. It is intended to compensate teaching hospitals for the various costs associated with running an academic health center that trains and employs large numbers...
The market where individuals who do not have group (usually employer-based) coverage purchase private health insurance. This market is also referred to as the non-group market.
A law requiring individuals to obtain health care coverage, and in some cases, forcing individuals to pay a penalty if they choose not to participate. The individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect January 1, 2014. In July 2013, the Obama...