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Spine's biggest advances come with a warning | Surgeon walks away from insurance | Stem cell injections face reality check | Who will take on complex spine? | $48,600 in orthopedic leadership pay

Brown University physician denied US return October 20, 2026 1. Spine surgery’s biggest advances come with a warning Full story 2. The breaking point that pushed an orthopedic surgeon out of insurance Full story 3. In high-risk surgery, OR alignment…

Spine surgeon loses $6.8M legal bid | Cleveland Clinic orthopedic deal under fire | Orthopedics dethroned on starting pay | Physician group breach hits 1.4M | How many cases to master spine tech?

Plus: Spine surgeons confront rising malpractice litigation October 19, 2026 1. Spine surgeon loses bid to hold system liable in $6.8M malpractice case Full story 2. Cleveland Clinic to acquire Ohio orthopedic practice amid legal battle Full story 3. Beginning…

The GLP-1 catch-22 in spine | Spine surgery's pay-value divide | Kaiser orthopedic chief steps down | Robotics linked to 16% less opioid use | Globus moves toward personalized spine implants

Plus: Spine surgery changes the hospital-ASC rivalry October 16, 2026 1. The GLP-1 catch-22 for spine surgeons Full story 2. Spine surgery’s widening pay-value divide Full story 3. Beginning in 2027, health plans get scored on what happens after a positive…

Where spine surgeons and hospitals clash | 'Death knell' for private practice? | NASS names new president | Surgeons warn of unnecessary pain implants | Modifier 25 puts orthopedics on edge

Plus: Former CMO alleges sex discrimination in lawsuit October 15, 2026 1. Where spine surgeons and hospitals clash Full story 2. ‘Death knell’ for private practice? 10 takeaways from orthopedic leaders Full story 3. Medicare auditors can claw back a paid…

Spine's costliest cases | Surgery Partners faces $5M+ lawsuit | Dr. William Levine: 'Challenge me' | Steward physicians stuck paying 6-figure settlements | The mistake keeping surgeons from mastering robotics

Plus: CMS’ back pain model raises consolidation fears October 14, 2026 1. Why hospitals may be left with spine’s costliest cases Full story 2. Surgery Partners faces $5M+ lawsuit over poached spine physicians Full story 3. Learn how Mount Sinai…

The 'dangerous sentiment' in spine | Orthofix pays $24M to fired executives | 20 physicians resign amid legal battle | Stryker's $400M robotics deal | 78% of spine ASC time unused

Plus: 4 UCSF spine surgeons join Sutter October 13, 2026 1. The ‘dangerous sentiment’ in endoscopic spine Full story 2. Orthofix pays $24M to 3 fired executives Full story 3. 11th XenVision AI Kiosk Installed at Jacksonville Spine Clinic 4. 20…

A push to credential spine skills, not specialties | Devices that won FDA nods in '26 | Orthopedic malpractice cases by the numbers | Flattening endoscopic spine's learning curve | A blind spot in spine care

A push for national MIS standards, plus the FDA’s 2026 spine clearances. October 12, 2026 1. Pain society calls for national minimally invasive spine standards Full story 2. Flattening endoscopic spine’s steep learning curve Full story 3. icotec receives CMS…

15 orthopedic surgeons to know | Spine's next financial squeeze | Is new spine tech worth the cost? | Why Medicare pays more for men's surgeries | FDA clears AI for 3D spine imaging

Plus: SurGenTec secures exclusive spine technology rights October 9, 2026 1. 15 orthopedic surgeons to know Full story 2. Medicare’s next financial squeeze on spine surgeons Full story 3. Only 1 in 4 practices can pinpoint where revenue leaks —…

Is spine training ready for endoscopy? | Herbert screw inventor dies at 85 | Payer problems 'should be unacceptable' | 5 fault lines dividing spine surgeons | CMS boosts payment for spine implant

Plus: Dr. Kern Singh: Why spine surgery denials don’t save money October 8, 2026 1. Is US spine training ready for endoscopy? Full story 2. Dr. Timothy Herbert, inventor of the Herbert screw, dies at 85 Full story 3. Spine…

Dr. Roger Härtl tests minimally invasive spine | Abbott, Nevro lawsuits head to federal courts | 20% Medicare cut squeezes orthopedics | Endoscopic spine may top out at 40% | Fla. hospital's 1st-in-world designation

Plus: The end of traditional merit-based payments October 7, 2026 1. Dr. Roger Härtl on the new test for ‘minimally invasive’ spine surgery Full story 2. Abbott, Nevro spinal cord stimulator lawsuits sent to 2 federal courts Full story 3. 360…

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