"Medicare Part C" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 establishes a Medicare+Choice program under part C of Title XVIII, Section 4001, of the Social Security Act. Under this program, an eligible individual may elect to receive Medicare benefits through enrollment in a Medicare+Choice plan. Beneficiaries may choose to use private pay options, establish medical savings accounts, use managed care plans, or join provider-sponsored plans.
| Descriptor ID |
D020398
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.346.506.564.663.757 N03.219.521.576.343.840.877 N03.706.615.420.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Medicare Part C- Medicare Part C
- Part C, Medicare
- Medicare+Choice Program (US)
- Medicare+Choice Programs (US)
- Program, Medicare+Choice (US)
- Programs, Medicare+Choice (US)
- Medicare Plus Choice Program (US)
- Medicare Choice
- Medicare Plus Choice
- Choice, Medicare Plus
- Plus Choice, Medicare
Medicare Advantage- Medicare Advantage
- Advantage, Medicare
- Advantages, Medicare
- Medicare Advantages
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare Part C" by people in Profiles.
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Reduced Cost Sharing and Medication Management Services for COPD: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Oct 01; 184(10):1186-1194.
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Comparison of Care Quality Metrics in 2-Sided Risk Medicare Advantage vs Fee-for-Service Medicare Programs. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 12 01; 5(12):e2246064.
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Low-Value Prostate-Specific Antigen Test for Prostate Cancer Screening and Subsequent Health Care Utilization and Spending. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 11 01; 5(11):e2243449.
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State-Level Variation In Low-Value Care For Commercially Insured And Medicare Advantage Populations. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 09; 41(9):1281-1290.
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Effect of the 2012 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations on Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in a Medicare Advantage Population. Med Care. 2022 12 01; 60(12):888-894.
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Comparison of Ambulatory Care Access and Quality for Beneficiaries With Disabilities Covered by Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare Insurance. JAMA Health Forum. 2022 01; 3(1):e214562.
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How to achieve health equity. N Engl J Med. 2014 Dec 11; 371(24):2331-2.