"Medicare Part B" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The voluntary portion of Medicare, known as the Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Program, that includes physician's services, home health care, medical services, outpatient hospital services, and laboratory, pathology, and radiology services. All persons entitled to Medicare Part A may enroll in Medicare Part B on a monthly premium basis.
| Descriptor ID |
D016345
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.346.506.564.663.515 N03.219.521.576.343.840.754 N03.706.615.699
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| Concept/Terms |
Medicare Part B- Medicare Part B
- Part B, Medicare
- SMI Program
- Program, SMI
- Programs, SMI
- SMI Programs
- Supplementary Medical Insurance Program, Medicare
- Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance Program
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare Part B" by people in Profiles.
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Kang AW, Freedland KE, Janke A, Sumner JA, Hayman LL, Fitzgibbon M, Buscemi J, Dulin A. Society of Behavioral Medicine position statement: Support the updated hypertension guidelines and modify Medicare Part B to improve hypertension management. Transl Behav Med. 2020 05 20; 10(2):495-497.
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Baker JF, Leonard CE, Lo Re V, Weisman MH, George MD, Kay J. Biosimilar Uptake in Academic and Veterans Health Administration Settings: Influence of Institutional Incentives. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 07; 72(7):1067-1071.
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Turakhia MP, Zweibel S, Swain AL, Mollenkopf SA, Reynolds MR. Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures Associated With Appropriate and Inappropriate Implantable Defibrillator Shocks. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 02; 10(2).
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Harrold LR, Peterson D, Beard AJ, Gurwitz JH, Briesacher BA. Time trends in medication use and expenditures in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Med. 2012 Sep; 125(9):937.e9-15.
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Golchet PR, Yu F, Goldberg R, Coleman AL. Recent trends in upper eyelid blepharoplasties in medicare patients in the United States from 1995 to 1999. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 May; 20(3):190-7.
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Gurwitz JH, Field TS, Harrold LR, Rothschild J, Debellis K, Seger AC, Cadoret C, Fish LS, Garber L, Kelleher M, Bates DW. Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events among older persons in the ambulatory setting. JAMA. 2003 Mar 05; 289(9):1107-16.