Acronyms
Key Technical Terms
Acronyms
Key Technical Terms
Acronyms
100

Acronym for Maryland Health Connection

What is MHC?

100

A healthcare company that contracts with the state to provide health services to Medicaid recipients through its network of doctors, hospitals, and other providers.

What is a Managed Care Organization (MCO)?

100

Acronym for Modified Adjusted Gross Income

What is MAGI? 

100

A written document attesting to a statement.

What is a signed affidavit?

100

Acronym for Code of Maryland Regulations.

What is COMAR?

200

Acronym for HBX

What is Health Benefit Exchange?

200

Someone an applicant chooses to act on their behalf.

What is an Authorized Representative (AREP)?

200

Acronym for Local Department of Social Services

What is LDSS?

200

The Maryland unemployment insurance portal, an online system for both claimants and employers to manage unemployment insurance claims and tasks.

What is Beacon?

200

Acronym for Affordable Care Act

What is the ACA?

300
Acronym for Medical Assistance

What is MA?

300

The state agency responsible for establishing and maintaining the state-based marketplace for insurance affordability programs, Maryland Health Connection.

What is the Maryland Benefit Exchange (MHBE)?

300

Acronym for Supplemental Security Income

What is SSI?

300

The process of renewing Medicaid eligibility, also known as reapplying, recertification, or renewal.

What is a redetermination?

300

Acronym for Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements

What is SAVE?

400

Acronym for Maryland Children's Health Program

What is MCHP?

400

Federally funded nonprofit health centers or clinics that serve medically underserved areas and populations.

What is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)?

400

Acronym for Unemployment Insurance

What is UI?

400

The availability of coverage for incurred medical expenses covered under the state plan for a period not to exceed 3 months before the month of applicaiton.

What is retroactive coverage (retro)?

400

Acronym for Medicaid Management Information System

What is MMIS?

500

Acronym for Public Assistance Reporting System

What is PARIS?

500

The period of time a person is eligible for Medicaid.

What is a Certification Period? 

500

Acronym for Federal Poverty Level

What is FPL?

500

A short-term medical program, which allows a consumer to receive Medicaid without providing necessary verification(s).

What is Presumptive Eligibility?

500

Acronym for Certificate Turn-A-Round Document

What is a CTAD?