Appendix A.  List of Frequently Used Abbreviations
ACA		Affordable Care Act
ACO		Accountable Care Organization
	APM		Alternative Payment Methodology	
CHA 		Cambridge Health Alliance
Chapter 224	Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012
CHIA		Center for Health Information and Analysis
CHIPRA		Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
CMS		Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CPCP		Comprehensive Primary Care Payment
Demonstration	MassHealth 1115 Demonstration
DSH		Disproportionate Share Hospital
DSHP		Designated State Health Program
DSTI		Delivery System Transformation Initiative
EHR		Electronic Health Record
EQRO		External Quality Review Organization
FPL 		Federal Poverty Level
HIE		Health Information Exchange
HIT		Health Information Technology
HPC		Health Policy Commission
HSN		Health Safety Net
ICB		Infrastructure and Capacity Building
MA-PCMHI	Massachusetts Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative
MCO		Managed Care Organization
NCQA		National Committee for Quality Assurance
One Care	One Care: MassHealth plus Medicare
PCC		Primary Care Clinician
	PCC Plan	Primary Care Clinician Plan
PCMH		Patient-Centered Medical Home
PCPRI		Primary Care Payment Reform Initiative
PMPM		Per Member, Per Month
QHP		Qualified Health Plan
SNAP		Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
SNCP		Safety Net Care Pool
STC		Special Terms and Conditions of the 1115 Demonstration Waiver