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The Medical Group Management Association recently released a statement advocating for congressional oversight of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, which was published on DOTmed. The statement was written by Halee Fischer-Wright, MD, the CEO and president of MGMA.

Hartford HealthCare is closing the orthopedic practice of four surgeons, including Frank Maletz, MD, according to a report from The Day.

The healthcare industry's tumultuous nature offers a challenging place to practice and perform surgery. Increasing premiums and stubborn payers have lodged surgeons into a corner, forcing them to make call after call for approval to perform necessary surgeries.

Here are 17 spine surgeons and neurosurgeons that joined new organizations or received promotions in September.

A new study published in Spine examines the complications, readmissions and reoperations for posterior cervical fusion.

Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics Sports Medicine & Pain Management CEO Paige LeMay and President Arthur L. Valadie, MD, went to Washington D.C., to lobby for an extension to the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program, according to a Herald Tribune…

NuVasive appointed Joan Stafslien executive vice president, general counsel.

OrthoArizona welcomed three orthopedic surgeons who will see patients at the practice's new clinic in Phoenix.

UnitedHealth Group and University of California Health system formed a 10-year partnership that will create an accountable care organization and a research lab, according to Kaiser Health News.