title: Therapeutic inertia and the Medicare crisis.
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Cardiovascular Health and Hypertension Program, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. tp2114@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Pickering
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics; D016344:Medicare Part A; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents