"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2017 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare" by people in Profiles.
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Pretransplant screening and lower incidence of breast and prostate cancers among organ transplant recipients in the United States. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Sep 01; 9(5).
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Geospatial disparities, health system factors, and breast cancer care quality. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Sep 01; 9(5).
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Insurance type and risk of dementia diagnosis after traumatic brain injury: a study of 267 473 US civilians from 2000 to 2022. BMJ Open. 2025 Jul 01; 15(7):e095893.
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Association of Social Needs with Diabetes Outcomes in an Older Population. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 May 12; 38(1):125-132.
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Antihypertensive medication persistence and adherence among non-Hispanic Asian US patients with hypertension and fee-for-service Medicare health insurance. PLoS One. 2024; 19(3):e0300372.
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Tolerability Outcomes of American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America Guideline-Recommended Multidrug Antibiotic Treatment for Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease in US Medicare Beneficiaries With Bronchiectasis. Chest. 2024 May; 165(5):1058-1069.
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Telephone-based social health screening by pharmacists in the nonadherent Medicare population. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2023 Nov; 29(11):1184-1192.
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Individuals Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening Less Likely to Receive Screening When Enrolled in Health Plans With Deductibles. Med Care. 2023 Oct 01; 61(10):665-673.
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Population-Based Estimates for the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the United States by Race, Ethnicity, Age, Sex, and Geographic Region. JAMA Neurol. 2023 07 01; 80(7):693-701.
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Private Payer and Medicare Coverage Policies for Use of Circulating Tumor DNA Tests in Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2023 06; 21(6):609-616.e4.