"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,
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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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 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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Changes in Medicare reimbursement policy may restrict nutrition therapy options. Nutrition. 1997 Oct; 13(10):926-7.
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Using physician work relative value units to profile surgical packages: methods and results for kidney transplant surgery. Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc. 1996 May-Jun; 1(3):140-6.
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Medical schools receive a message: reform yourselves, then take on health care system. JAMA. 1991 Nov 27; 266(20):2802-4.