"Medicare Part C" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 establishes a Medicare+Choice program under part C of Title XVIII, Section 4001, of the Social Security Act. Under this program, an eligible individual may elect to receive Medicare benefits through enrollment in a Medicare+Choice plan. Beneficiaries may choose to use private pay options, establish medical savings accounts, use managed care plans, or join provider-sponsored plans.
| Descriptor ID |
D020398
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.346.506.564.663.757 N03.219.521.576.343.840.877 N03.706.615.420.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Medicare Part C- Medicare Part C
- Part C, Medicare
- Medicare+Choice Program (US)
- Medicare+Choice Programs (US)
- Program, Medicare+Choice (US)
- Programs, Medicare+Choice (US)
- Medicare Plus Choice Program (US)
- Medicare Choice
- Medicare Plus Choice
- Choice, Medicare Plus
- Plus Choice, Medicare
Medicare Advantage- Medicare Advantage
- Advantage, Medicare
- Advantages, Medicare
- Medicare Advantages
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare Part C" by people in Profiles.
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Reliability of Group Health Cooperative automated pharmacy data by drug benefit status. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2005 Dec; 14(12):877-84.
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Prescription drug coverage, health, and medication acquisition among seniors with one or more chronic conditions. Med Care. 2004 Nov; 42(11):1056-65.
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Seniors with chronic health conditions and prescription drugs: benefits, wealth, and health. Value Health. 2004 Mar-Apr; 7(2):133-43.
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Medicare beneficiaries' management of capped prescription benefits. Med Care. 2001 Mar; 39(3):296-301.