| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FIFRA | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act |
| FY | Fiscal year |
| GAO | General Accounting Office |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GE | General Electric |
| GHCPS | Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound |
| HCA | Hospital Corporation of America |
| HCFA | Health Care Financing Administration |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIMA | Health Industry Manufacturers Association |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HMO | Health maintenance organization |
| IHS | Indian Health Service |
| IPA | Independent Practice Association |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations |
| KNA | Kentucky Nursing Association |
| LPN | Licensed practical nurse |
| MCHR | Medical Committee for Human Rights |
| MCO | Managed care organization |
| MHSS | Military Health Services System |
| MNN | Medical News Network |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MSHA | Mine Safety and Health Administration |
| NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
| NACGN | National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses |
| NARD | National Association of Retail Druggists |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIOSH | National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
| NLRB | National Labor Relations Board |
| NMA | National Medical Association |
| NMC | National Medical Care |
| NP | Nurse practitioner |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| NWDA | National Wholesale Druggist Association |
| OEO | Office of Economic Opportunity |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |