Medicare

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federal health insurance program social insurance program

Medicare is a U.S. federal health insurance program primarily serving people aged 65 and older, as well as certain younger individuals with disabilities or specific medical conditions.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal health insurance program → social insurance program →
administeredBy	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services → U.S. Department of Health and Human Services →
allows	purchase of Medigap policies →
alsoServes	people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis → people with End-Stage Renal Disease → younger individuals with disabilities →
country	United States →
coverageArea	home health care → hospice care → inpatient hospital care → outpatient medical services → physician services → prescription drugs → skilled nursing facility care →
createdBy	Social Security Amendments of 1965 →
eligibilityAgeStandard	65 →
eligibilityBasis	age → disability → specific medical conditions →
excludes	hearing aids → most dental care → most long-term custodial care → routine vision care →
fundingSource	beneficiary premiums → general federal revenues → payroll taxes →
hasPart	Medicare Part A → Medicare Part B → Medicare Part C → Medicare Part D →
language	English →
linkedTo	Social Security →
officialWebsite	https://www.medicare.gov →
operatedBy	U.S. federal government →
partAType	hospital insurance →
partBType	medical insurance →
partCType	Medicare Advantage plans →
partDType	prescription drug coverage →
primaryBeneficiaries	people aged 65 and older →
relatedProgram	Medicaid →
requires	coinsurance → copayments → deductibles →
signedIntoLawBy	Lyndon B. Johnson →
startDate	1965-07-30 →
targetPopulation	older adults → people with disabilities →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Public Law 89-97 → Social Security Act amendments ("Medicare program") → Social Security Amendments of 1965 →	createdProgram
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services → United States Department of Health and Human Services → United States House Committee on Ways and Means ("Medicare program") →	overseesProgram
Medicare Part B → Medicare Part C ("United States Medicare program") → Medicare Part D →	partOf
Medicaid → Social Security Amendments of 1972 → United States Social Security system →	relatedProgram
Affordable Care Act → Social Security Act amendments →	affects
United States House Committee on Ways and Means → United States Senate Committee on Finance →	hasJurisdictionOver
Great Society → Medicare ("Medicare Part A") →	hasPart
CPT code set → Current Procedural Terminology →	usedBy
NYC Health + Hospitals facilities →	accept
Social Security Amendments of 1972 →	affectsProgram
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 →	alsoRegulates
Title XIX of the Social Security Act →	distinguishedFrom
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act ("Medicare program") →	establishes
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Medicare program") →	hasAuthorityOver
Johnson administration →	notablePolicy
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services →	oversightArea
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act ("Medicare program") →	regulates
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation →	responsibleForProgram
Lyndon B. Johnson →	signedIntoLaw
American liberalism →	supports