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Continuing Care Retirement Community CD certificate of deposit CFAS Citizens of the Compact of Free Association States CIP Community Integration Program CLTS Children's Long-Term Support CMO Care Management Organization CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with states to administer Medicaid and other programs. Formerly known as HCFA. COLA cost-of-living adjustment. An increase in income to compensate for inflation. community spouse Someone who is 1) Married to an institutionalized person and 2) Not living in a nursing home or other medical institution for 30 or more consecutive days. COP-W Community Options Program Waiver Copay Copayment. A fixed amount a person is required to pay for each episode of a particular treatment, medical supply, or equipment. For example, a policy might require a $5 copayment for each prescription while the insurance pays the remainder. Corpus (Re: trusts) Income and/or assets that form the main body of a trust. Assets or income in the trust corpus may be available to a person but the person no longer owns them. Also known as the trust principal. countable assets