Preferred Label : medicare part a;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : hospital insurance program, medicare; part a, medicare; medicare hospital insurance program;
MeSH annotation : specify state if given; DF: MEDICARE A; specify state if given;
Origin ID : D016344;
UMLS CUI : C0079817;
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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.
