Biomaterial Database

Financing long-term care: the need for a national health plan. 1988

A W Feinberg

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008134	Long-Term Care	Care over an extended period, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.	Care, Long-Term,Long Term Care
D009313	National Health Programs	Components of a national health care system which administer specific services, e.g., national health insurance.	National Health Insurance, Non-U.S.,Health Services, National,National Health Insurance,National Health Insurance, Non U.S.,National Health Services,Services, National Health,Health Insurance, National,Health Program, National,Health Programs, National,Health Service, National,Insurance, National Health,National Health Program,National Health Service,Program, National Health,Programs, National Health,Service, National Health
D002388	Catastrophic Illness	An acute or prolonged illness usually considered to be life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability. Treatment may be radical and is frequently costly.	Catastrophic Illnesses,Illness, Catastrophic,Illnesses, Catastrophic
D006278	Medicare	Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976)	Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled, Title 18,Insurance, Health, for Aged and Disabled,Health Insurance for Aged, Disabled, Title 18,Health Insurance for Aged, Title 18
D006299	Health Services for the Aged	Services for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the AGED and the maintenance of health in the ELDERLY.	Age-Friendly Health Care,Age-Friendly Health Services,Age-Friendly Health Systems,Geriatric Health Care,Geriatric Health Services,Geriatric Health Systems,Health Care for the Aged,Health Systems for the Aged,Health Services for Aged,Health Services for the Elderly,Health Services, Geriatric,Age Friendly Health Care,Age Friendly Health Services,Age Friendly Health Systems,Age-Friendly Health Cares,Age-Friendly Health Service,Age-Friendly Health System,Care, Age-Friendly Health,Care, Geriatric Health,Cares, Age-Friendly Health,Cares, Geriatric Health,Geriatric Health Cares,Geriatric Health Service,Geriatric Health System,Health Care, Age-Friendly,Health Care, Geriatric,Health Cares, Age-Friendly,Health Cares, Geriatric,Health Service, Age-Friendly,Health Service, Geriatric,Health Services, Age-Friendly,Health System, Age-Friendly,Health System, Geriatric,Health Systems, Age-Friendly,Health Systems, Geriatric,Service, Age-Friendly Health,Service, Geriatric Health,Services, Age-Friendly Health,Services, Geriatric Health,System, Age-Friendly Health,System, Geriatric Health,Systems, Age-Friendly Health,Systems, Geriatric Health
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.