title: The Medicare trigger: what rising program costs could mean for surgery.
authors.affiliation: Government Affairs Associate, Division of Advocacy and Health Policy.
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Friesen
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000847:Annual Reports as Topic; D005245:Fee Schedules; D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D054524:Medicare Part D / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States