"Medicare Part A" 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 compulsory portion of Medicare that is known as the Hospital Insurance Program. All persons 65 years and older who are entitled to benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, Disability and Health Insurance Program or railroad retirement, persons under the age of 65 who have been eligible for disability for more than two years, and insured workers (and their dependents) requiring renal dialysis or kidney transplantation are automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A.
| Descriptor ID |
D016344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.346.506.564.663.500 N03.219.521.576.343.840.725 N03.706.615.698
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| Concept/Terms |
Medicare Part A- Medicare Part A
- Part A, Medicare
- Hospital Insurance Program, Medicare
- Medicare Hospital Insurance Program
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare Part A" by people in Profiles.
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Younis MZ, Forgione DA. The relationship between the Balanced Budget Act and length of stay for Medicare patients in US hospitals. Eur J Health Econ. 2009 Feb; 10(1):57-63.