"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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1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare" by people in Profiles.
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Correlates of influenza vaccination among underserved Latinx middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health. 2022 05 06; 22(1):907.
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Schizophrenia hospitalization in the US 2005-2014: Examination of trends in demographics, length of stay, and cost. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Apr 16; 100(15):e25206.
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Risk of Glaucoma Surgery After Corneal Transplant Surgery in Medicare Patients. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018 08; 192:104-112.
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Frequency of Bevacizumab and Ranibizumab Injections for Diabetic Macular Edema in Medicare Beneficiaries. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018 04 01; 49(4):241-244.
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Accountable Health Communities--Addressing Social Needs through Medicare and Medicaid. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jan 07; 374(1):8-11.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: opportunities for prevention and public health. Lancet. 2014 Jul 05; 384(9937):75-82.
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Use of health care claims data to study patients with ophthalmologic conditions. Ophthalmology. 2014 May; 121(5):1134-41.
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Strabismus among aged Medicare beneficiaries: impact of health status and region. J AAPOS. 2013 Aug; 17(4):391-4.
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The economics of the initial preventive physical examination in medicare. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Sep; 130(9):1232-3; author reply 1233-4.
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Health insurance status and hypertension monitoring and control in the United States. Am J Hypertens. 2007 Apr; 20(4):348-53.