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Medicare Part B MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


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
Medicare Part B Preferred
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