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AHIP Protector
AHIP may refer to: * Academy of Health Information Professionals, the peer review and recognition program of the Medical Library Association * America’s Health Insurance Plans, a health insurance trade association * Army Helicopter Improvement Program, a program of the U.S. Army to refurbish and upgrade its older helicopters {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Health Information Professionals
The Medical Library Association (MLA) is a nonprofit educational organization with more than 3,400 health sciences information professional members and partners worldwide. History Founded on May 2, 1898, by four librarians, including Marcia C. Noyes, and four physicians, the Association of Medical Librarians, as it was known until 1907, was founded “to encourage the improvement and increase of public medical libraries.” MLA is the second oldest special library association in the United States. The MLA Exchange was one of the founders’ earliest and most important projects, helping build medical libraries in the United States and many other countries by exchanging duplicate publications. The organization has subsequently developed a variety of programs to serve the needs of health information specialists. The National Library of Medicine holds a collection of the organization's archival material that ranges from 1898 to 2002. Membership MLA's members are more than 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America’s Health Insurance Plans
AHIP (formerly America's Health Insurance Plans) is an American political advocacy and trade association of health insurance companies that offer coverage through the employer-provided, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, and individual markets. History AHIP was formed in 2003 by the merger of Health Insurance Association of America and American Association of Health Plans. The association's 2005 television advertisement "Shark Bait" drew criticism for its claim that "lawsuit abuse" by American trial lawyers cost the typical American family $1,200 a year. On August 27, 2009, a spokesman for the association told CNN's ''Lou Dobbs'' program that "every survey shows strong satisfaction for private health insurance," as part of the organization's campaign against health care reform. The non-partisan Politifact watchdog organization found that his words were "half-true." In fact, Politifact said polls have found that often the majority of consumers have varying degrees of sati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |