Government initiatives will likely drive robust growth in the U.S. infusion pump market over the next 5 years, Millennium Research Group predicts, calculating that this stimulus will propel sales in the sector to $3.6 billion by 2017. Government payments to boost the use of health information technology will increase sales of high-tech "smart" infusion pumps that can be integrated with electronic medical record systems, Millennium believes. As well, incentive bonuses from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will spur sales of infusion pumps specifically designed to help manage pain. Release