 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)
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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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2015 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2017 | 2 | 9 | 11 | | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2020 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare" by people in Profiles.
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Marcum ZA, Jiang S, Bacci JL, Ruppar TM. Pharmacist-led interventions to improve medication adherence in older adults: A meta-analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 11; 69(11):3301-3311.
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Goltz DE, Burnett RA, Wickman JR, Levin JM, Howell CB, Nicholson GP, Verma NN, Anakwenze OA, Lassiter TE, Garrigues GE, Klifto CS. Short stay after shoulder arthroplasty does not increase 90-day readmissions in Medicare patients compared with privately insured patients. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2022 Jan; 31(1):35-42.
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Siotos C, Cheah MA, Damoulakis G, Kelly J, Siotou K, Schechter LS, Shenaq DS, Derman GH, Dorafshar AH. Trends of Medicare Reimbursement Rates for Common Plastic Surgery Procedures. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 May 01; 147(5):1220-1225.
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Khalid SI, Nunna RS, Maasarani S, Shanker RM, Behbahani M, Edmondson CP, Mehta AI, Gupta SK, Chan EY, Torquati A, Byrne RW, Adogwa O. Laparoscopic-Assisted Versus Mini-Open Laparotomy for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement in the Medicare Population. Neurosurgery. 2021 03 15; 88(4):812-818.
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Burnett RA, Serino J, Yang J, Della Valle CJ, Courtney PM. National Trends in Post-Acute Care Costs Following Total Knee Arthroplasty From 2007 to 2016. J Arthroplasty. 2021 07; 36(7):2268-2275.
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Gupta S, Jaber C. Commentary on "the association of hospital Medicare beneficiary payer-mix, national quality rankings and outcomes following hepatopancreatic surgery" - The need for better data to identify quality. Am J Surg. 2021 03; 221(3):490-491.
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Heckmann ND, Mayfield CK, Chung BC, Levine BR, Della Valle CJ, Lieberman JR. Medicare Cuts to Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Surgeon Fees in 2021: Will Access to Care Be Jeopardized? J Arthroplasty. 2021 03; 36(3):791-794.
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Heckmann ND, Yang J, Ong KL, Lau EC, Fuller BC, Bohl DD, Della Valle CJ. Revision Surgery for Instability After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Does Timing Matter? J Arthroplasty. 2021 05; 36(5):1779-1783.e2.
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Goyal N, Bohl DD, Ong KL, Lau E, Nicholson GP, Wysocki RW. Reoperation Risk After Total Elbow Arthroplasty Versus Open Reduction Internal Fixation for Distal Humerus Fractures in Elderly Patients. J Orthop Trauma. 2020 09; 34(9):503-509.
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Tan AM, Vines DL, Krishnan JA, Prieto-Centurion V, Kallstrom TJ. Home Oxygen Evaluation by Respiratory Therapists in Patients Hospitalized for COPD Exacerbations: The RIsOTTO Study. Respir Care. 2021 02; 66(2):183-190.
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