title: Optimism, Pessimism, and Pragmatism: Musings on the Cost of Medical Innovation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology and the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: joseph.rogers@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006333:Heart Failure; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D000067657:Pessimism
keywords: Medicare; cost-effectiveness analysis; heart failure; left ventricular assist devices