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Plan Communications User Guide Appendices, Version 6.3<br />

A.1 List of Abbreviations <strong>and</strong> Acronyms<br />

AAPCC Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost<br />

ADAP AIDS <strong>Drug</strong> Assistance Program<br />

AE-FE Automated Enrollment-Facilitated Enrollment<br />

AEP<br />

Annual Enrollment Period<br />

APPS Automated Plan Payment System<br />

BBA Balanced Budget Act of 1997<br />

BCSS Batch Completion Status Summary<br />

BEQ<br />

Beneficiary Eligibility Query<br />

BIC<br />

Beneficiary Identification Code<br />

BIN<br />

Beneficiary Identification Number<br />

BIPA Benefits Improvement & Protection Act of 2000<br />

BSF<br />

Benefit Stabilization Fund<br />

CAN<br />

Claim Account Number<br />

CCIP/FFS Chronic Care Improvement Program/Fee-for-Service<br />

CCM Current Calendar Month<br />

C:D<br />

Connect:Direct<br />

CHF<br />

Congestive Heart Failure<br />

CM<br />

Center for <strong>Medicare</strong><br />

CMP<br />

Competitive Medical Plan<br />

CMS<br />

Centers for <strong>Medicare</strong> & Medicaid Services<br />

CO<br />

Central Office<br />

COB<br />

Close of Business<br />

COB<br />

Coordination of Benefits<br />

COBA Coordination of Benefits Agreement<br />

COBC Coordination of Benefits Contractor<br />

COM Current Operation Month<br />

CPM<br />

Current Payment Month<br />

CR<br />

Change Request<br />

CSR<br />

Customer Service Representative<br />

CWF<br />

Common Working File database (CMS’ beneficiary database)<br />

DCG<br />

Diagnostic Cost Group<br />

DDPS <strong>Drug</strong> Data Processing System<br />

DO<br />

District Office<br />

DOB<br />

Date of Birth<br />

DOD<br />

Date of Death<br />

<strong>December</strong> <strong>28</strong>, 2012 A-4 Glossary <strong>and</strong> List of Abbreviations<br />

<strong>and</strong> Acronyms

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