"Medicare Part B" 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.
The voluntary portion of Medicare, known as the Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Program, that includes physician's services, home health care, medical services, outpatient hospital services, and laboratory, pathology, and radiology services. All persons entitled to Medicare Part A may enroll in Medicare Part B on a monthly premium basis.
| Descriptor ID |
D016345
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.346.506.564.663.515 N03.219.521.576.343.840.754 N03.706.615.699
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| Concept/Terms |
Medicare Part B- Medicare Part B
- Part B, Medicare
- SMI Program
- Program, SMI
- Programs, SMI
- SMI Programs
- Supplementary Medical Insurance Program, Medicare
- Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance Program
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare Part B" by people in Profiles.
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340B Drug Pricing Program Reform-Reply. JAMA Oncol. 2016 Mar; 2(3):403-4.
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Value of the 340B Drug Discount Program. JAMA Oncol. 2015 Nov; 1(8):1029-30.
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The Physician Payment Sunshine Act: testing the value of transparency. JAMA. 2015 Jan 06; 313(1):23-4.
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Multiple measurement of serum lipids in the elderly. Med Care. 2011 Feb; 49(2):225-30.
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Medicare reimbursement: an orthopedic primer. J Arthroplasty. 2006 Sep; 21(6 Suppl 2):6-9.
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Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events among older persons in the ambulatory setting. JAMA. 2003 Mar 05; 289(9):1107-16.
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Skin cancer is among the most costly of all cancers to treat for the Medicare population. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003 Mar; 48(3):425-9.
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Diagnostic radiology peer review: a method inclusive of all interpreters of radiographic examinations regardless of specialty. Radiology. 1991 Aug; 180(2):557-61.