 Medicare
"Medicare" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976)
| Descriptor ID |
D006278
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.346.506.564.663 N03.219.521.576.343.840 N03.706.615.696
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| Concept/Terms |
Medicare- Medicare
- Health Insurance for Aged, Disabled, Title 18
- Health Insurance for Aged, Title 18
- Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled, Title 18
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1996 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1999 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2000 | 3 | 9 | 12 | | 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2003 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2005 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2006 | 3 | 8 | 11 | | 2007 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2008 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2009 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2010 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2011 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2013 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2014 | 9 | 2 | 11 | | 2015 | 8 | 6 | 14 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare" by people in Profiles.
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Simons JP, Larson RA, Woo K, Rathbun JA, Johnson BL. Tips for participating in the Quality Payment Program in 2018 and beyond. J Vasc Surg. 2017 12; 66(6):1909.
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Larson RA, Simons JP, Johnson BL, Rathbun JA, Woo K. Proposed Quality Payment Program changes for 2018. J Vasc Surg. 2017 11; 66(5):1611.
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Mollica MA, Enewold LR, Lines LM, Halpern MT, Schumacher JR, Hays RD, Gibson JT, Schussler N, Kent EE. Examining colorectal cancer survivors' surveillance patterns and experiences of care: a SEER-CAHPS study. Cancer Causes Control. 2017 Oct; 28(10):1133-1141.
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DeMarco DM, Forster R, Gakis T, Finberg RW. Eliminating Residents Increases the Cost of Care. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Aug; 9(4):514-517.
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Kwedar K, McNeely C, Zajarias A, Markwell S, Vassileva CM. Outcomes of Early Mitral Valve Reoperation in the Medicare Population. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Nov; 104(5):1516-1521.
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Lidor A, Telem D, Bower C, Sinha P, Orlando R, Romanelli J. SAGES quality initiative: an introduction. Surg Endosc. 2017 08; 31(8):3072-3077.
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Engelman DT. Value-based health care: How to succeed in a bundled care APM. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2017 03; 102(3):24-8.
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Saver BG. Discretionary Interpretations of Accountable Care Organization Data. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Mar; 176(3):411-2.
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Alley DE, Asomugha CN, Conway PH, Sanghavi DM. Accountable Health Communities--Addressing Social Needs through Medicare and Medicaid. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jan 7; 374(1):8-11.
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Gettens J, Hoffman D, Henry AD. Expenditures and use of wraparound health insurance for employed people with disabilities. Disabil Health J. 2016 Apr; 9(2):248-55.
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