DEFINITION of 'Nonrenewable Resource'. A resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption. Most fossil fuels, such as oil, natural gas and coal are considered nonrenewable resources in that their use is not sustainable because their formation takes billions of years.
Election-Enrollment in, or voluntary disenrollment from, an MMP, an MA plan or the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program (âOriginal Medicareâ) constitutes an election (disenrollment from Original Medicare would occur only when an individual enrolls in an MMP or MA plan).
Medicare and Medicaid coverage explained. Medicare and Medicaid are very different. Medicaid is a federal program for low-income, financially needy people, set up by the federal government and administered differently in each state.