Medicare - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Medicare;

NCIt synonyms : Medicare Program;

NCIt related terms : Public Health Insurance Medicare;

NCIt definition : The US federal health insurance program run by the Health Care Financing Administration for people 65 years of age or older, certain people with disabilities who have not reached this age, and individuals with permanent kidney failure with dialysis or a transplant. People over 65 years old, younger disabled people, and dialysis patients are eligible for the program regardless of their income. Participating beneficiaries pay part of healthcare costs through deductible amounts. Limited monthly premiums are required from beneficiaries for non-hospital coverage.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A U.S. federal health insurance program for people aged 65 years or older and people with certain disabilities. Medicare pays for hospital stays, medical services, and some prescription drugs but people who receive Medicare must pay part of their healthcare costs.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000640052;

Details

Origin ID

C16665;

UMLS CUI

C0018717;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- medicare part A [MeSH concept]
- medicare part a [MeSH Descriptor]
- medicare part b [MeSH Descriptor]
- medicare part c [MeSH Descriptor]
- medicare part d [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- medicare [MedlinePlus Topic]
- medicare [MeSH Descriptor]
- medicare [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Governmental or Regulatory Activity [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- medicare [MedlinePlus Topic]
- medicare [MeSH concept]
- medicare [MeSH Descriptor]
concept_is_in_subset
- Operational Ontology for Radiation Oncology Prostate Cancer Terminology [NCIt concept]

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