Author: Carly Behm

CMS and private insurers have made multiple moves affecting spine and orthopedic surgeons. Here are four updates to know since April 27. 1. CMS has proposed capping certain state Medicaid payments by more than $775 billion over 10 years, including…

Spine surgeon Dan Peterson, MD, joined Ascension Seton Southwest Hospital in March, Community Impact reported June 1. Dr. Peterson’s addition is part of the hospital’s larger work to add spine services. The hospital also added upgraded equipment and added an…

Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla., is the first hospital in the state to add Medtronic’s Stealth AXiS system. Lloyd Zucker, MD, performed the first case with the robot, according to a June 1 news release shared in South…

SurGenTec’s ION-C earned FDA 510(k) clearance for ION-C navigation instruments with the ION-C posterior cervical facet fixation implant, according to a May 29 news release. The system is designed for use with Medtronic’s StealthStation platform in cervical fusion procedures. ION-C…

Katherine Wagner, MD, is a neurosurgeon with Ventura (Calif.) Neurosurgery, and she has expertise in spine robots and endoscopic spine surgery. At Becker’s 22nd Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, Dr. Wagner spoke about the…

Johnson & Johnson plans to cut 56 jobs from its corporate headquarters in New Brunswick, N.J. in August, according to a WARN notice. The jobs are expected to be cut effective Aug. 21, the notice said. The reductions are related…

VB Spine has made big pushes into the spine medtech space so far in 2026, including global expansions. Six headlines to know: 1. VB Spine, which bought Stryker’s U.S. Spine assets in 2025, acquired Stryker’s manufacturing facility in Cestas, France.…

AI in orthopedics holds lots of potential to break down silos in practices and health systems, Travis Doering, MD, said. Dr. Doering, an orthopedic surgeon opening his own practice, is leveraging local AI over cloud-based tools. The hardware comes at…

Orthopedic surgery is projected to have a 12% shortage by 2038, according to a report from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s National Center for Health Workforce Analysis. The report used simulation model assesses the adequacy of the nation’s projected…

Becker’s reported on multiple spine and neurosurgeons moved to new practices or added to their titles in May. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital in Port St. Lucie, Fla., added spinal neurosurgeon Bruno Lazaro,…