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The House has passed a bill that would change the PPACA definition of full-time employees, increasing the threshold from 30 hours per week to 40 hours.

  Through March 1, the state-based health insurance marketplaces were generally more successful in achieving enrollment projections than the federally facilitated marketplaces, according to a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute.

Coastal Orthopedics in Conway, S.C., was founded in 1983 and recently celebrated its 30th year in practice.

  Erkan Alci, MD, a spine surgeon, recently joined Coastal Orthopedics in Conway, S.C.

  A new study published in Spine examines the "July Effect" for anterior cervical fusion.

At Becker’s 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic, and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference,  Jeff Peters of Surgical Directions will lead a session called “Creating a Best in Class Perioperative Service Line Under Accountable Care and Value Based Purchasing.”

In a Family Practice Management article, Dale J. Block, MD, a family physician practicing in Mason, Ohio, lays out tips for a successful transition from residency to medical practice.

Nearly half of employed physicians are satisfied with their degree of autonomy at work, according to Medscape's Employed Doctors Report 2014.

DiscGenics announced that its initial patent has been granted in four key international markets including Europe, Japan, China and Israel.

VertiFlex announced it has submitted the final module of the pre-market approval application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to support approval of the Superion Interspinous Spacer System.