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Rural Health Clinic (RHC)

A type of clinic designed to increase access to primary care services for Medicare and Medicaid patients in rural, underserved areas, offering specific payment and operating rules.

Medicare

A federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease.

Social Security Act

A landmark act of Congress that created the Social Security program and laid the groundwork for many other social welfare programs in the United States, including Medicare.

Bureau of the Census

A principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System responsible for producing data about the American people and economy, including defining geographic areas like 'urban' and 'rural'.

Urban area

A geographic area with a high population density, as defined by the Census Bureau. This bill specifies 'urban areas' with a population of 50,000 or more.

Urbanized area

An older term used by the Census Bureau to describe an urban area with a population of 50,000 or more people, plus adjacent densely settled areas. This bill replaces this term with a clearer definition.