title: A government perspective: if there is so much proof, why is Medicare not rapidly adopting health promotion and disease prevention programs?
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lapin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States