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Balance Billing
Balance Billing is a term which refers to health care providers charging patients for amounts above the Medicare-approved charge. In some states, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, balance billing is illegal.

Bed hold
Bed hold is the attempt to reserve or hold a nursing home bed if a resident is temporarily hospitalized. Medicare does not pay to hold a bed.

Bed-bound or Bed-fast
Bed-bound or bed-fast refers to a person cannot walk or get out of bed without help from another person or a mechanical lift.

Bereavement
Bereavement is the act of grieving following a death or loss.

Bingo Halls
Bingo Halls are venues where individuals gather to play a game of chance in which randomly selected numbers are drawn and players match the numbers to their cards.

Brown Bag Program
Brown Bag Program is a state-funded program that provides surplus and donated edible fruits, vegetables and other food products to low income individuals 60 years of age and older (not available in all states).