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Descriptor English:

Medicare Part A

Descriptor Spanish:

Medicare Part A

Descriptor Portuguese:

Medicare Part A

Synonyms English:

Hospital Insurance Program, Medicare
Medicare Hospital Insurance Program
Part A, Medicare

Tree Number:

Definition English:

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.

Indexing Annotation English:

specify state if given

History Note English:

Allowable Qualifiers English:

CL classification	EC economics
ES ethics	HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence	OG organization & administration
ST standards	SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends

Record Number:

29041

Unique Identifier:

D016344

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