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MeSH Heading: Medicare Part A
Tree Number(s): N03.219.521.346.506.564.663.500; N03.219.521.576.343.840.725; N03.706.615.698
Unique ID: D016344
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016344
Annotation: specify state if given
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: MEDICARE A
Entry Term(s): Hospital Insurance Program, Medicare; Medicare Hospital Insurance Program
NLM Classification #: WT 31.5
Previous Indexing: Hospitalization (1979-1990); Medicare (1966-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/05/29
Revision Date: 2009/07/06

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Concept UI: M0024979
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Medicare Part A Preferred Term
Term UI T048794
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Hospital Insurance Program, Medicare
Term UI T048792
Date05/14/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Medicare Hospital Insurance Program
Term UI T048793
Date04/27/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

Medicare Part A MeSH Descriptor Data 2025