title: Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and its adverse impact on medicare beneficiary access to positron emission tomography.
authors.affiliation: Trident Molecular Imaging, 1275 Hwy 54 West, Suite 103, Fayetteville, GA 30214, USA. guy.messer@tridentpet.com
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Messer
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stuvek
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DeSalvo
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007183:Income Tax / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020400:Provider-Sponsored Organizations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014478:Unemployment / Q000639:trends