Glossary
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Railroad Retirement:
A Federal insurance program similar to Social Security designed for workers
in the railroad industry. The provisions of the Railroad Retirement Act provide
for a system of coordination and financial interchange between the Railroad
Retirement program and the Social Security program.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Redetermination:
Renewal of eligibility for health care benefits.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Referral:
An OK from a primary care doctor to see a specialist or get certain services.
In many Medicare managed care plans, individuals need to get a referral before
getting care from anyone except their primary care doctors.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Refugee:
Any person who is outside his or her country of nationality who is unable or
unwilling to return to that country because of persecution or a well-founded
fear of persecution. Persecution or the fear thereof must be based on the
alien’s race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social
group, or political opinion. People with no nationality must generally be
outside their country of last habitual residence to qualify as a refugee.
Refugees are subject to ceilings by geographic area set annually by the President
in consultation with Congress and are eligible to adjust to lawful permanent
resident status after one year of continuous presence in the United States.
Source: U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS)
Representative
Payee:
A relative, friend or other interested party of someone who receives Social
Security benefits appointed to handle his/her Social Security matters. Representative
payees are required by law to use benefits properly. Benefits should first
be used for the beneficiary’s day-to-day needs of food and shelter; then,
benefits may be used for other personal needs such as clothing and other expenses
and can be used to pay for medical care.
Source: Social Security Administration
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