title: If you have it, you use it. Latest Blues association study finds new technology not only drives demand but also increases spending.
authors.forename: Cinda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014481:United States