title: Bringing innovation to US Health Care.
abstract: More action is needed to address the flaws in the Medicare payment system, which burden hospitals with the cost of new technologies.
authors.affiliation: echolis@medicaldevices.org
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Leahey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020811:Biomedical Technology; D017047:Cost Sharing; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005245:Fee Schedules / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D009936:Organizational Innovation / Q000191:economics; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States