"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare" by people in Profiles.
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Identification of Dementia in Medicare Claims Compared to Rigorous Clinical Assessments in African Americans. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 Jan 01; 79(1).
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A Supportive Heart Failure Care Program to Reduce Hospital Readmissions. Home Healthc Now. 2023 Nov-Dec 01; 41(6):321-329.
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Medicare procedural costs in ambulatory surgery centers versus hospital outpatient departments for spine surgeries. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Jan 01; 40(1):115-120.
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Vulnerability of Older Adults to Government Impersonation Scams. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 09 05; 6(9):e2335319.
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Provision of chaplaincy services in U.S. hospitals: A strategic conformity perspective. Health Care Manage Rev. 2023 Oct-Dec 01; 48(4):342-351.
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Levothyroxine Treatment Adequacy and Formulation Changes in Patients with Hypothyroidism: A Retrospective Study of Real-World Data from the United States. Thyroid. 2023 08; 33(8):940-949.
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Costs of shoulder and elbow procedures are significantly reduced in ambulatory surgery centers compared to hospital outpatient departments. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 Oct; 32(10):2123-2131.
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Medicare Reimbursement Rates and Utilization Trends in Sacroiliac Joint Fusion. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Sep 01; 31(17):923-930.
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Over Half of All Medicare Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients Are Now Classified as an Outpatient-Three-Year Impact of the Removal From the Inpatient-Only List. J Arthroplasty. 2023 06; 38(6):992-997.
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Prospective 5-Year Analysis of the United States Radiation Oncology Job Market Using the ASTRO Career Center Website. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 03 15; 115(4):828-835.