"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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| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare" by people in Profiles.
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Regional differences in reimbursement rates from Medicare, Medicaid, and FAIR Health across common procedures for neurological surgeons. J Neurosurg. 2025 Mar 01; 142(3):860-867.
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Factors associated with the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in older adults with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and pre-existing autoimmune disease: A SEER-Medicare study. J Geriatr Oncol. 2024 11; 15(8):102071.
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Delirium event and associated treatment modifications among older adults with Alzheimer's disease: An interrupted time-series analysis of Medicare data. Pharmacotherapy. 2024 Oct; 44(10):782-793.
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Risk of antimuscarinic initiation with cholinesterase inhibitor use in Alzheimer's disease. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2025 Jan; 128:105629.
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Group-based trajectory modeling to identify adherence patterns for direct oral anticoagulants in Medicare beneficiaries with atrial fibrillation: a real-world study on medication adherence. Int J Clin Pharm. 2024 Dec; 46(6):1525-1535.
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Patterns of gabapentinoid use among long-term opioid users. Prev Med. 2024 Aug; 185:108046.
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Cumulative Anticholinergic Burden and its Predictors among Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease Initiating Cholinesterase Inhibitors. Drugs Aging. 2024 Apr; 41(4):339-355.
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Racial and ethnic differences in predictors of participation in an intergenerational social connectedness intervention for older adults. BMC Geriatr. 2024 01 17; 24(1):70.
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Why the increase? Examining the rise in prescription medication expenditures in the United States between 2011 and 2020. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2024 04; 20(4):432-442.
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Association of social vulnerability and influenza vaccination rates for Annual Medicare Enrollees at the county-level in the United States. Prev Med. 2023 Dec; 177:107782.