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The COVID-19 pandemic is delaying proposed changes to CMS' Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model, Medscape Medical News reports.

As the U.S. eyes plans to reopen society, states are taking the lead on specifics of what can reopen and when.

CMS Administrator Seema Verma spoke with medical representatives from major sports leagues to discuss how the leagues can restart their seasons April 28.

Wright Medical moved closer to finalizing a transaction with Stryker and announced COVID-19-related pay reductions, according to the Daily Memphian and Reuters.

Despite bans on elective orthopedic procedures, large device companies have successfully pivoted to weather the COVID-19 pandemic.

Taylor Cera, COO of Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Youngstown, Ohio, outlines how the surgery center plans to ramp up elective surgeries and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anika Therapeutics made its interim CEO and president Cheryl Blanchard, PhD, permanent April 26, the company announced.

CMS has suspended advance Medicare payments to Part B suppliers, including physicians, other medical professionals and durable medical equipment suppliers, and is reevaluating accelerated payments to hospitals. 

Medtronic Executive Chairman Omar Ishrak recently appeared on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" to discuss COVID-19 and resuming medical procedures for non-urgent, non-COVID-19 patients.

Stryker reported executive pay reductions in an SEC filing on April 27 due to the pandemic.