 Medicare Part C
"Medicare Part C" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 establishes a Medicare+Choice program under part C of Title XVIII, Section 4001, of the Social Security Act. Under this program, an eligible individual may elect to receive Medicare benefits through enrollment in a Medicare+Choice plan. Beneficiaries may choose to use private pay options, establish medical savings accounts, use managed care plans, or join provider-sponsored plans.
| Descriptor ID |
D020398
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.346.506.564.663.757 N03.219.521.576.343.840.877 N03.706.615.420.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Medicare Part C- Medicare Part C
- Part C, Medicare
- Medicare+Choice Program (US)
- Medicare+Choice Programs (US)
- Program, Medicare+Choice (US)
- Programs, Medicare+Choice (US)
- Medicare Plus Choice Program (US)
- Medicare Choice
- Medicare Plus Choice
- Choice, Medicare Plus
- Plus Choice, Medicare
Medicare Advantage- Medicare Advantage
- Advantage, Medicare
- Advantages, Medicare
- Medicare Advantages
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare Part C" by people in Profiles.
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Liu A, Xuan A, Socal M, Anderson G, Anderson KE. Filgrastim and infliximab biosimilar uptake in Medicare Advantage compared with Traditional Medicare, 2016-2019. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2024 Jan; 30(1):15-21.
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Nicholas LH, Polsky D, Darden M, Xu J, Anderson K, Meyers DJ. Is there an advantage? Considerations for researchers studying the effects of the type of Medicare coverage. Health Serv Res. 2024 02; 59(1):e14264.
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Anderson KE, Wu RJ, Darden M, Jain A. Medicare Advantage Is Associated with Lower Utilization of Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Feb 07; 106(3):198-205.
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Xu JF, Anderson KE, Liu A, Miller BJ, Polsky D. Role of Patient Sorting in Avoidable Hospital Stays in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 Nov 03; 4(11):e233931.
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Figueroa JF, Dai D, Feyman Y, Garrido MM, Tsai TC, Orav EJ, Frakt AB. Use of High-Risk Medications Among Older Adults Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans vs Traditional Medicare. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 06 01; 6(6):e2320583.
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DiStefano MJ, Kang SY, Parasrampuria S, Anderson GF. Comparison of Out-of-Pocket Spending on Ultra-Expensive Drugs in Medicare Part D vs Commercial Insurance. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 05 05; 4(5):e231090.
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Beckman AL, Frakt AB, Duggan C, Zheng J, Orav EJ, Tsai TC, Figueroa JF. Evaluation of Potentially Avoidable Acute Care Utilization Among Patients Insured by Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 02 03; 4(2):e225530.
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Anderson KE, Darden M, Jain A. Improving Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage. JAMA. 2022 10 18; 328(15):1497-1498.
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Anderson KE, Alexander GC, Ma C, Dy SM, Sen AP. Medicare Advantage coverage restrictions for the costliest physician-administered drugs. Am J Manag Care. 2022 07 01; 28(7):e255-e262.
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Anderson KE, Polsky D, Dy S, Sen AP. Prescribing of low- versus high-cost Part B drugs in Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare. Health Serv Res. 2022 06; 57(3):537-547.
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