Author: Claire Wallace

On Aug. 15, the U.S. government announced negotiated prices for 10 medications under president Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. 

Marquis Health Consulting Services has launched a program targeted at providing orthopedic patients with targeted at-home support immediately following hospital discharge, according to an Aug. 22 report from McKnights. 

A couple has filed a lawsuit against biotech company Elutia, formerly known as Aziyo Biologics, alleging that one member of the couple contracted tuberculosis from a spine implant. 

While California has the highest number of practicing orthopedic surgeons according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, South Dakota has the most practicing orthopedic surgeons per capita. 

Aurora Spine saw a 14.3% increase in its second-quarter revenue for 2024, reaching $4.02 million — up from $3.66 million year over year. 

Spokane, Wash.-based Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists is opening a second practice, according to an Aug. 20 report from The Spokesman-Review.

Lumberton, N.C.-based UNC Health Southeastern has added two orthopedic surgeons to fill care gaps in the region, according to an Aug. 21 report from the Border Belt Independent.

James Voos, MD, has operated on Luke Costello, an elite baseball player who has been scouted for the MLB draft since he was 13, according to an Aug. 21 report from NBC affiliate WKYC.

Meeker-based Colorado Advanced Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine and orthopedic surgeon Rhett Griggs, MD, have increased the practice's number of surgical days in an effort to accommodate rising case volumes, according to an Aug. 21 report from The Daily Sentinel. 

Parkview Health and Ortho NorthEast, both based in Fort Wayne, Ind., have broken ground on a facility in Warsaw, Ind., that will house an orthopedic ASC, according to an Aug. 20 report from Fox 55.