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Here is a list of 13 orthopedic- and spine-driven ASCs and a few of the reasons why they have been so successful.

More than 3 million people enrolled in Medicaid in the year ended in June 2009, pushing enrollment to a record 46.8 million, according to data published by the Kaiser Family Foundation and cited in a Washington Post story.

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Organizers of a Feb. 27 symposium on women in surgery at the University of South Florida hope to raise women's current 6 percent share of the surgeon population, according to a release from the University of South Florida.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas has added Kansas Spine Hospital in Wichita as an in-network provider, according to a release from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas.

1. New CMS ASC payment system has generally increased orthopedic reimbursements. The transition to the new CMS ASC payment system, which pays centers at a percentage of HOPD rates, has increased the reimbursement rates of most orthopedic procedures, says Jay…

CMS has delayed a mandatory reporting deadline that would implement Medicare Secondary Payer reporting, according to a press release from the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition.

Physician rating sites are becoming more common as physician and insurer resistance gives way to an understanding that consumers want more provider data in order to make informed healthcare decisions, according to a report in Managed Healthcare Executive.

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