This glossary explains 8,000 non-medical terms and abbreviations relating to the health care industry in the United States. Listings include professional associations, education, financing, new procedures and therapies, diagnostic terms, providers, legal terms, types of insurance coverage, and government regulations. A health care time line is provided in the appendix. The fifth edition adds 1,200 terms. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)