what is medicare a?
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
contradiction
 The ACA requires members of Congress and their staffs to obtain health insurance either through an exchange or some other program approved by the law ( such as Medicare ) , instead of using the insurance offered to federal employees ( the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program ) . The federal government will continue to maintain its contributions to the new health insurance plans of federal employees . 

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 The ACA includes regulations that set standards for insurance , some specified in the law , others subsequently established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services . Among these new standards are a ban on the ability to drop policyholders if they become sick , a ban on price discrimination on the basis of pre @-@ existing conditions or sex through a partial community rating , and allowing children and dependents to remain on their parents ' insurance plan until their 26th birthday . 

entailment
 The Act was prepared by the U.S. Department of Justice , Department of the Interior and the socialist @-@ oriented Department of Health , Education and Welfare . It closely follows the Model Code , drafted by the American Psychiatric association , which has been working with the World Health Organization , a specialized agency of the United Nations … 

contradiction
 The ACA was enacted to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance , lower the uninsured rate by expanding public and private insurance coverage , and reduce the costs of healthcare for individuals and the government . It introduced mechanisms like mandates , subsidies , and insurance exchanges . The law requires insurance companies to cover all applicants within new minimum standards and offer the same rates regardless of pre @-@ existing conditions or sex . In 2011 , the Congressional Budget Office projected that the ACA would lower both future deficits and Medicare spending . 

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 Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico ( NAP ) — Spanish : Programa de Asistencia Nutricional ( PAN ) commonly known in Puerto Rican Spanish as Cupones ( English : Food Stamps ) — is a federal assistance nutritional program provided by the United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) solely to Puerto Rico . It provides over $ 1 @.@ 5 billion USD in supplemental economic resources to help just over 1 million impoverished residents cope with their nutritional needs . It is based on , though not directly part of , the USDA 's national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program . 
