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MeSH Heading: Medicare Part B
Tree Number(s): N03.219.521.346.506.564.663.515; N03.219.521.576.343.840.754; N03.706.615.699
Unique ID: D016345
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016345
Annotation: specify state if given
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: MEDICARE B
Entry Term(s): Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance Program; SMI Program; Supplementary Medical Insurance Program, Medicare
NLM Classification #: WT 31.5
Previous Indexing: Fees, Medical (1972-1977); Medicare (1979-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
Date Introduced: 1991/01/01
Last Updated: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

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history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M0024980
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Medicare Part B Preferred Term
Term UI T048795
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance Program
Term UI T048796
Date04/27/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); SMI Program
Term UI T048798
Date02/12/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Supplementary Medical Insurance Program, Medicare
Term UI T048797
Date02/12/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

Medicare Part B MeSH Descriptor Data 2026