Medicare Part B

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Medicare coverage component U.S. federal health insurance program component

Medicare Part B is the component of the U.S. federal health insurance program that helps cover medically necessary outpatient services, such as doctor visits, preventive care, and certain medical supplies for eligible beneficiaries.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Medicare Part A	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Medicare coverage component ⓘ U.S. federal health insurance program component ⓘ
administeredBy	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ⓘ United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
benefitsType	medical insurance ⓘ
canBeAccessedVia	Medicare Part C ⓘ surface form: Medicare Advantage plans
canBeDeliveredThrough	Original Medicare ⓘ
canBeSupplementedBy	Medigap policies ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Medicare Part B self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Medicare Part A
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
covers	ambulance services ⓘ clinical laboratory services ⓘ diagnostic tests ⓘ durable medical equipment ⓘ limited outpatient prescription drugs ⓘ medically necessary outpatient services ⓘ outpatient hospital services ⓘ outpatient mental health services ⓘ physician services ⓘ preventive services ⓘ some home health services ⓘ
eligibilityIncludes	certain younger people with disabilities ⓘ people aged 65 and older ⓘ people with End-Stage Renal Disease ⓘ
enrollmentPeriod	General Enrollment Period ⓘ Initial Enrollment Period ⓘ Special Enrollment Period ⓘ
enrollmentType	voluntary enrollment ⓘ
excludes	long-term custodial care ⓘ most hearing aids ⓘ most routine dental care ⓘ most routine vision care ⓘ
fundingModel	beneficiary cost sharing ⓘ general tax revenues ⓘ monthly premiums ⓘ
governingLaw	Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ surface form: Social Security Act
hasCostSharing	annual deductible ⓘ coinsurance ⓘ
lateEnrollmentPenalty	applies in many cases if not enrolled when first eligible ⓘ
partOf	Medicare ⓘ
primaryPurpose	cover outpatient and physician services ⓘ
programStartYear	1966 ⓘ
requires	monthly premium payment ⓘ
requiresForMAEnrollment	enrollment in Medicare Part B ⓘ
standardCoinsuranceRate	20 percent of Medicare-approved amount for most services ⓘ
targetPopulation	older adults ⓘ people with disabilities ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Medicare Part B → coordinatesWith → Medicare Part B self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Medicare Part A

Public Law 89-97 → established → Medicare Part B ⓘ

Medicare → hasPart → Medicare Part B ⓘ

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act → legalBasisFor → Medicare Part B ⓘ