Commonly Used Abbreviations

• ACA – Affordable Care Act
• API – Application Platform Interface
• CCM – Certified Case Manager
• COBRA – Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
• CHIPRA – Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
• DCFSA – Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• DEP – Dependent
• DOL COBRA – Department of Labor COBRA (see above)
• EDI – Electronic Data Interchange
• EE - Employee
• EN – Employee Navigator
• EOI – Evidence of Insurability (needs paperwork)
• ER – Employer
• FSA – Flexible Spending Account
• FTE - Full Time Employee
• GI – Guaranteed Issue (no paperwork required)
• HMO – Health Maintenance Organization
• HRA – Health Reimbursement Account
• HSA – Health Savings Account
• LPFSA – Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account
• LTD – Long Term Disability
• OE – Open Enrollment
• NBE - Not Benefit Eligible
• PCP – Primary Care Physician
• PPO – Preferred Provider Organization
• PRA – Premium Reimbursement Account
• PTE - Part Time Employee
• STD – Short Term Disability
• TPA - Third Party Administrator
• UI – User Interface (What the EE clicks on)
• UX – User Experience
• VLTD – Voluntary Long Term Disability
• VSTD – Voluntary Short Term Disability
• VXTD – Voluntary Short or Long Term Disability
• XML – Extensible Markup Language (file type)
• XTD – Either Short or Long Term Disability
• 3PA - Third Party App