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Our glossary of terms explains the jargon and defines the common acronyms you will come across at Health Care Reform Plans. Please email us at editor@reformplans.com to make comments or with suggestions about the Glossary.
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| individual mandate | An individual mandate is a requirement that individuals purchase healthcare insurance. Those who do not purchase insurance are penalized—for example, in the case of Massachusetts’ universal healthcare plan (which started on July 1, 2007), individuals who do not purchase health insurance lose their personal state tax exemption for that year.
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| Individuals with Disabilities Education | The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law passed to ensure services to children with disabilities throughout the United States. “IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.” (See idea.ed.gov.)
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| Institute of Medicine (IOM) | The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Science is a nonprofit organization founded in 1970 that provides “science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health.” As an entity outside of the government, the IOM strives to provide “unbiased, evidence-based” information and advice about health and science to “policy-makers, professionals, leaders in every sector of society, and the public at large.” (See iom.edu.)
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