"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 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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Wu AM, Wu CM, Tseng VL, Greenberg PB, Giaconi JA, Yu F, Lum F, Coleman AL. Characteristics Associated With Receiving Cataract Surgery in the US Medicare and Veterans Health Administration Populations. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 07 01; 136(7):738-745.
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Pineles SL, Repka MX, Yu F, Lum F, Coleman AL. Evaluating the impact of strabismus surgery on the association of musculoskeletal injuries, fractures, and falls with disorders of binocular vision in medicare beneficiaries. J AAPOS. 2017 Jun; 21(3):239-241.e3.
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Tseng VL, Yu F, Lum F, Coleman AL. Cataract Surgery and Mortality in the United States Medicare Population. Ophthalmology. 2016 05; 123(5):1019-26.
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Pineles SL, Repka MX, Yu F, Lum F, Coleman AL. Risk of musculoskeletal injuries, fractures, and falls in medicare beneficiaries with disorders of binocular vision. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Jan; 133(1):60-5.
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Repka MX, Yu F, Coleman A. Strabismus among aged fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries. J AAPOS. 2012 Dec; 16(6):495-500.
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Tseng VL, Yu F, Lum F, Coleman AL. Risk of fractures following cataract surgery in Medicare beneficiaries. JAMA. 2012 Aug 01; 308(5):493-501.
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Coleman AL, Yu F. Eye-related medicare costs for patients with age-related macular degeneration from 1995 to 1999. Ophthalmology. 2008 Jan; 115(1):18-25.
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Coleman AL, Yu F, Evans SJ. Use of gonioscopy in medicare beneficiaries before glaucoma surgery. J Glaucoma. 2006 Dec; 15(6):486-93.
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Anastasopoulos E, Yu F, Coleman AL. Age-related macular degeneration is associated with an increased risk of hip fractures in the Medicare database. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Dec; 142(6):1081-3.
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Coleman AL, Yu F, Rowe S. Visual field testing in glaucoma Medicare beneficiaries before surgery. Ophthalmology. 2005 Mar; 112(3):401-6.