"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medicare" by people in this website by year, and whether "Medicare" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical delay-associated mortality risk varies by subtype in loco-regional breast cancer patients in SEER-Medicare. Breast Cancer Res. 2024 Dec 30; 26(1):191.
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Disparities in Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder Among All of Us Participants. Am J Psychiatry. 2024 Nov 01; 181(11):973-987.
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Fragmented Readmissions From a Nursing Facility in Medicare Beneficiaries. J Appl Gerontol. 2024 Nov; 43(11):1762-1771.
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Is Electronic Information Exchange Associated With Lower 30-Day Readmission Charges Among Medicare Beneficiaries? Med Care. 2024 Jun 01; 62(6):423-430.
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Impact of electronic information exchange on repeat imaging during 30-day readmissions among Medicare beneficiaries. Am J Manag Care. 2024 02; 30(2):66-72.
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Association of Fragmented Readmissions and Electronic Information Sharing With Discharge Destination Among Older Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 05 01; 6(5):e2313592.
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Holistic Assessment of Quality of Life Predicts Survival in Older Patients with Bladder Cancer. Urology. 2023 04; 174:141-149.
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Ambulance use and subsequent fragmented hospital readmission among older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 05; 71(5):1416-1428.
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Iron deficiency anemia is associated with increased medical and implant-related complications and length of stay for patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 May; 32(5):e200-e205.
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Temporal Trends, Practice Variation, and Associated Outcomes With IVUS Use During Peripheral Arterial Intervention. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 10 24; 15(20):2080-2090.