J

J-1

J-1 Visa Waiver Program   Definition

JAMA

Journal of the American Medical Association

JCAHO

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

JCRHP Jackson County Rural Health Project

JCDH

Jefferson County Department of Health

JCPR

Joint Center for Poverty Research (at Northwestern University)

JCRHP Jackson County Rural Health Project

JDRF

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

JOLI

Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals Program  (part of ACF in the

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

JWGT

Joint Working Group on Telehealth  (Federal interagency group)

K

KFF

(Henry J.) Kaiser Family Foundation

L

LDA

Learning Disabilities Association of America

       Alabama Chapter

LEAP

Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program (in HRSA)

LFA

Lupus Foundation of America

LIHEAP

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (part of ACF in the U.S.

  Department of Health and Human Services)

LISC Local Initiatives Support Corporation

LMI

(Alabama) Labor Market Information  (part of the Alabama Department of

  Industrial Relations)

LOC

Library of Congress  (U.S. Government)

LRS

Legislative Reference Service  (Alabama government)

M

MA

Metropolitan Area (OMB defined area)

MAO

Montgomery AIDS Outreach

MASA

Medical Association of the State of Alabama

MASS

Mobile AIDS Support Services

MCAT

Medical College Admission Test

MCHB

Maternal and Child Health Bureau (part of HRSA in the U.S. Department of

  Health and Human Services)

MDRC

Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation

MedPAC

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission  Definition

MEPS

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (AHRQ program in the U.S. Department of Health and Human

  Services)

MGCRB

Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board

MGMA Medical Group Management Association

MHC

Migrant Health Center  Definition

MHP

Migrant Health Program  Definition

MHRC Minority Health & Research Center (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
MMA Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services site)

MMRS

Metropolitan Medical Response System (part of OEP in the U.S. Department

  of Health and Human Services)

MMST

Metropolitan Medical Strike Team (part of OEP in the U.S. Department of

  Health and Human Services)

MOLC Mothers of Lost Children
MOTTEP Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program
MRRC Mental Retardation Research Center (at UAB)

MSA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (OMB defined area)

MSFW

Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers  Definition

MUA

Medically Underserved Area Definition

MUP

Medically Underserved Population Definition

 

 

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