"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 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2016 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2017 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 2019 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| 2020 | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| 2021 | 10 | 30 | 40 |
| 2022 | 4 | 37 | 41 |
| 2023 | 10 | 31 | 41 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare" by people in Profiles.
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Treatment Type and Mortality for Black Versus White Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2026 Oct; 24(7):102626.
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Changes in Nonprofit Hospitals' Finances, Operations, and Quality of Care After Using Management Consultants. JAMA. 2026 06 02; 335(21):1870-1878.
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Rising Use of Observation Status for Pediatric Populations in Six States, 2012-2019. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Jul; 26(5):103335.
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Do patients with government insurance payors experience delayed access to surgical care for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 May 01; 60(5):E9.
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Does insurance type influence patient-reported satisfaction at 60 months following surgery for cervical myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 05 01; 60(5):E8.
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Rising hospital costs outpace reimbursement for common vascular procedures. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Aug; 84(2):528-533.
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Food Insecurity Among Medicare Beneficiaries in 2017-2022: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 06; 74(6):1626-1637.
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Is Medicare Home Health Care Utilization Substituting for Long-Term Care? Evidence From Dual Eligible Beneficiaries. Health Serv Res. 2026 Apr; 61(2):e70109.
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Changes in hospital financial performance and quality of care after real estate investment trust acquisition: quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study. BMJ. 2025 Dec 18; 391:e086226.
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Integration of Advanced Practice Providers into Independent Surgical Groups. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Nov 01; 241(5):853-863.