U.S Gov't acronyms
This agency runs programs benefiting veterans and members of their families.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
President Biden supports Medicare enrollment dropping from 65 to what age?
60
The VA may get $882 million for medical and prosthetic research for greater understanding of this injury.
Traumatic brain injury
This national TV show featured the Northwell Health Nurse choir.
America's Got Talent
To mask or not to mask, this agency just updated guidelines.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Critics say this threatens the private healthcare insurance companies, also referred to as "Medicare for All".
Public option
Established in 1970, this program is budgeted to receive $340 million in grants providing access to a broad range of confidential family planning and preventative health services.
Title X
Launched in February 2021, Northwell's new advertising campaign challenged New Yorkers to do this.
Raise Health
Over 6,500 different medical device products are overseen by this agency.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Reform would bring down pricing for this and allow Medicare to negotiate payments directly.
Drug pricing
The budget includes $2.1 billion for the Department of Justice to address Michael Dowling's personal crusade.
Gun Violence
This annual Northwell event held in NYC, honors military and health care heroes.
Side by Side: A Celebration of Service
The largest biomedical research agency in the world.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
This payment model looks to make improvements to healthcare, focused on quality rather than quantity, an alternative to fee for service.
Value-based care
$10.7 billion in discretionary funding to HHS to address this chronic lifelong disorder.
Opioid use
This is the color to wear on June 4th, National Gun Violence Day.
Orange
Their Department motto is "improving the health, safety and well being of America."
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
These subsidies would reduce out of pocket costs for health insurance, with no American paying more than 8.5% of their annual income.
Tax Credits
A shared priority for President Biden and former President Trump, $670 million will go the HHS to reduce new cases of this epidemic.
HIV
Located in the borough of Queens, this neighborhood is where you can visit Northwell Health's Military Liaison Services Center.
Jamaica