"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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| 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 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2016 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2017 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 2019 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| 2020 | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 2021 | 10 | 29 | 39 |
| 2022 | 4 | 37 | 41 |
| 2023 | 10 | 30 | 40 |
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare" by people in Profiles.
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Procedure Patterns and Survival in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Malignant Airway Obstruction: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Medicare Analysis. Chest. 2026 Feb; 169(2):538-549.
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Longitudinal progression of cost-related medication non-adherence among Medicare patients with diabetes at high risk of hospitalization: The role of dual eligibility. PLoS One. 2025; 20(8):e0329031.
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The Evolving Risk of Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Aug 02; 67(8).
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Pay Gap Between Nonprofit Hospital CEOs And Employees Grew, 2009-23. Health Aff (Millwood). 2025 Aug; 44(8):953-962.
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Estimated Impact Of Medically Tailored Meals On Health Care Use And Expenditures In 50 US States. Health Aff (Millwood). 2025 Apr; 44(4):433-442.
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Linking American Spine Registry and Medicare Data: An Analysis of 8755 Lumbar Fusion Cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2025 Sep 01; 50(17):1201-1207.
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Trends in Co-morbid Dementia and Chronic Kidney Disease. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jul; 40(10):2276-2283.
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Association of Geographic Social Vulnerability With Race-Based Differences in the Utilization of Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgeries for Medicare Beneficiaries. J Arthroplasty. 2025 Jun; 40(6):1427-1432.e7.
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The Impact of Sociodemographic Variables on Functional Recovery following Lower Extremity Amputation. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Jan; 110(Pt B):317-336.
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Evaluating Quality of Care for Patients with Asthma in the Readmission Penalty Era. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Aug; 21(8):1166-1175.