[WPRT 105-7] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office][Ways and Means Committee Print WMCP:105-7] [1998 Green Book] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office Online via GPO Access] ACRONYMS AAICAMA Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance AAPCC adjusted average per capita cost AC appeals council ACF Administration for Children and Families ACR adjusted community rate ADC Aid to Dependent Children ADL activities of daily living AFCARS Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children AFDC-UP Aid to Families with Dependent Children--Unemployed Parent AGI adjusted gross income AHCPR Agency for Health Care Policy and Research AIME average indexed monthly earnings ALJ administrative law judge ALS advanced life support AMP average manufacturer price APWA American Public Welfare Association ASC ambulatory surgical center ATP authorization-to-participate card AWIU average weekly insured unemployment BBA Balanced Budget Act BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS basic life support CACFP Child and Adult Care Food Program CAMP College Assistance Migrant Program CAPD continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis CAPTA Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 CBO Congressional Budget Office CCDBG Child Care and Development Block Grant CCPD continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis CDC Centers for Disease Control CDF Children's Defense Fund CDR continuing disability review CMN certificate of medical necessity CMP competitive medical plan COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 COLA cost-of-living adjustment CPAC Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee CPI Consumer Price Index CPI-U Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers CPI-W Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers CPS Current Population Survey CPT current procedural terminology CRNA certified registered nurse anesthetist CRS Congressional Research Service CSE Child Support Enforcement Program CSFP Commodity Supplemental Food Program CSRS Civil Service Retirement System CWEP Community Work Experience Program DAA drug addiction and alcoholism DCTC dependent care tax credit DDS disability determination service DEFRA Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 DI disability insurance DIC dependency and indemnity compensation DHHS Department of Health and Human Services DME durable medical equipment DOL Department of Labor DOT Department of Treasury DRC delayed retirement credit DRG diagnosis-related group DSH disproportionate share hospital DUR drug utilization review EA emergency assistance EAC estimated acquisition cost EB extended benefits EBT electronic benefit transfer EFT electronic funds transfer EIC earned income credit EITC earned income tax credit EPO erythropoietin EPSDT early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ES Employment Service ESAA employment security administration account ESOP employee stock ownership plan ESRD end-stage renal disease ETA Employment and Training Administration EUC emergency unemployment compensation EUCA extended unemployment compensation account FCS Food and Consumer Service FECA Federal employee compensation account FERS Federal Employee's Retirement System Act of 1986 FFP Federal financial participation FHA Federal Housing Administration FmHA Farmers Home Administration FPLS Federal Parent Locator Service FQHC federally qualified health center FSB Federal Supplemental Benefits Program FSC Federal Supplemental Compensation Program FTE full-time equivalent FUA Federal unemployment account FUBA Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances Account FUTA Federal Unemployment Tax Act GA general assistance GAF geographic adjustment factor GDP gross domestic product GME graduate medical education GPCI geographic practice cost index HCD human capital development HCFA Health Care Financing Administration HCPP health care prepayment plan HEP Migrant High School Equivalency Program HHA home health agency HHS Department of Health and Human Services HI hospital insurance HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HLA human leukocyte antigen HMO health maintenance organization HOPE Home Ownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Program HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development IADL instrumental activities of daily living ICF/MR intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded ICH Interagency Council on Homelessness IDA individual development account IFA individualized functional assessment IIRIRA Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 IMD institutions for mental disease IME indirect medical education IMG international medical graduates INA Immigration and Nationality Act INS Immigration and Naturalization Service IOL intraocular lens IPD intermittent peritoneal dialysis IRP individual responsibility plan IRS Internal Revenue Service IUR insured unemployment rate IWPR Institute for Women's Policy Research JOBS Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program JS job search JTPA Job Training Partnership Act LFA labor force attachment LIHEAP Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program LMSA section 8 loan management set-aside LOS length-of-stay (outliers) MAAC maximum allowable actual charge MBI market basket index MCBS Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey MCCA Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act MDH Medicare dependent hospitals MDRC Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation MedPAC Medicare Payment Advisory Commission MEI Medicare economic index MFS Medicare fee schedule MGIB Montgomery GI bill MOE maintenance of effort MPPAA Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 MSA medical savings account MSA metropolitan statistical area MSP Medicare Secondary Payer Program MVPS Medicare volume performance standard NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement NF nursing facility NGA National Governors' Association NIQCS National Integrated Quality Control System NLSY National Longitudinal Study of Youth OASDI Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program OASI Old-Age and Survivors Insurance OBRA Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 OCSE Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OJT on-the-job training OMB Office of Management and Budget OPD outpatient department OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OTCA Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 PA physician assistant PASS plan for achieving self-support PBGC Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation PCCM primary care case management programs PCS profile of child care settings PD property disposition PIA primary insurance amount PIC private industry council PLS parent locator service PNA personal needs allowance POS point-of-service PPA Pension Protection Act of 1987 PPO preferred provider organization PPRC Physician Payment Review Commission PPS prospective payment system PRO peer review organization ProPAC Prospective Payment Assessment Commission PRUCOL permanently residing in the United States under color of law PRWORA Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act PSO provider-sponsored organizations PSRO Professional Standards Review Organization QC quality control QDWI qualified disabled and working individual QMB qualified Medicare beneficiary RBRVS resource-based relative value scale RCCI residential child care institution RUI Railroad Unemployment Insurance System REACH Residential Energy Assistance Challenge Program RPA Retirement Protection Act of 1994 RRB Railroad Retirement Board RRC rural referral centers RRC regional referral center RUGs-III resource utilization groups RVU relative value unit SACWIS Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information Systems SAVE Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement Program SCH sole community hospital S-CHIP State Children's Health Insurance Program SDA service delivery area SECA Self-Employment Contributions Act SEPPAA Single Employer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1986 SGA substantial gainful activity SGR sustainable growth rate SIMPLE Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees SIPP Survey of Income and Program Participation SLMB specified low-income Medicare beneficiary SMI supplementary medical insurance SNF skilled nursing facility SSA Social Security Administration SSBG Social Services Block Grant Program SSI Supplemental Security Income SSIG State Student Incentive Grant Program SSP State supplementary payments TAA Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for Workers TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TCC Transitional Child Care Assistance Program TEFAP The Emergency Food Assistance Program TEFRA Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 TENS transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators TFP Thrifty Food Plan TPR termination of parental rights TRA trade readjustment allowances TUR total unemployment rate TWP trial work period UC unemployment compensation UEFJA Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act UI unemployment insurance UIFSA Uniform Interstate Family Support Act URESA Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act USPCC U.S. per capita costs VA Department of Veterans Affairs VCIS Voluntary Cooperative Information System VPS volume performance standard VR vocational rehabilitation WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children WIN Work Incentive Program WOTC work opportunity tax credit WOW Wyoming Opportunities for Work Program WTW welfare-to-work