title: The Medicare program and thoracic surgery: crisis or opportunity?
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018166:Health Care Reform; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011050:Policy Making; D011640:Public Policy; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States