The farm bill was created as a temporary hand out to farmers created during the Depression, but now it's practically a permanent legislative fixture â a massive spending bill Congress passes every five years. Farm bill spending reached record levels in 2000, paying out $24.7 billion in subsidies.
Medicare contracted with the Omaha, Neb.-based StrategicHealthSolutions to serve as a Medicare supplemental medical review contractor (SMRC) in 2012 to âidentify and employ more efficient methods of medical review, such as data extrapolationâ and lower improper payments for fee-for-service claims, according to its website.
Finding your way through the Alphabet Soup. As you and your family explore your options for the future, several abbreviations might crop up: CCRC and CCAC/CARF, or IL and SNF. What do these terms mean, and how might they be important to you? CCRC stands for Continuing Care Retirement Community, a particular kind of option for residential living. Continuing care refers to a community where all levels of services and care are available to residents, usually all on the same campus.