title: Shock treatment. Medicare's coverage of implantable defibrillators adds jolt to electrophysiology specialty, device sales.
authors.forename: Cinda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002309:Cardiology / Q000191:economics; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000191:economics; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States