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Spine clinic sues Surgery Partners for $5M | Proposed Medicare rule cuts orthopedic pay 7% | GLP-1s' impact on orthopedics | Dr. William Levine to shoulder surgeons: 'Challenge me' | The consolidation threat hiding in CMS' back pain model

How far should orthopedics go to save a joint before replacement? October 15, 2026 1. Orthopedics in the GLP-1 era: More surgical candidates, new risks Full story 2. Medicare’s proposed 2027 pay cuts, by specialty Full story 3. CMOs, COOs…

Orthofix paid $24M to 3 fired execs | Stryker to invest $400M in surgical robotics firm | Why 2 orthopedic groups merged instead of selling | 24 spine devices earning FDA nods | 10 policy threats to physician pay

A Tufts surgeon on why a safer hip replacement isn’t always the fastest. October 13, 2026 1. Orthofix pays $24M to 3 fired executives Full story 2. Why 2 orthopedic groups chose to partner over finding a buyer Full story…

Orthopedics fills 4 of the 10 top-paid specialties | 15 orthopedic surgeons to know | Orthopedic malpractice cases by the numbers | Practice costs up 60%: Dr. Grosso’s survival playbook | Podiatrist sentenced in $11M fraud scheme

A new way to score how invasive spine surgery is, and a push for a national credential. October 12, 2026 1. The 10 physician specialties earning $560K or more Full story 2. 15 orthopedic surgeons to know Full story 3.…

$1.5B in DME fraud cases mount | Who's on the final CJR-X list? | Why endoscopic spine surgery may top out at 40% adoption | CMS wants to add 618 procedures to ASCs | Physician MSO red flags prosecutors target

The payer problems plaguing orthopedics, and 5 fault lines dividing spine surgeons. October 8, 2026 1. Who’s on the final CJR-X list? Full story 2. $1.5B in DME fraud cases mount Full story 3. ASCs are leaning into spine. How…

Spine's $2M Medicare risk | 15 neurosurgeons to know | Stryker names next CEO | Orthopedic surgeons' new reality | The assumptions spine is starting to question

An orthopedic group’s 15-minute AI rumor and 7 practice closures in September. October 6, 2026 1. The $2M Medicare swing spine surgeons aren’t ready for Full story 2. 15 neurosurgeons to know Full story 3. South Shore Orthopedics turned off…

Providence, MultiCare to pay $155M over alleged unnecessary spine surgeries | Hospital sues orthopedic surgeons to block practice sale | The orthopedic shortage in 9 stats | The 10 spine groups with the most physicians | Which ASCs are the most profitable

An orthopedic group data breach impacts 21,000+ patients. October 5, 2026 1. Ohio surgical hospital sues 2 orthopedic physician owners to block Cleveland Clinic sale Full story 2. Providence, MultiCare to pay $155.5M to settle alleged unnecessary spine surgery lawsuits…

Orthopedics would absorb $83M of Modifier 25 cuts | NP, PA pay growth cools | What we know about orthopedics and GLP-1s | RFK Jr. says AI second opinions top any physician's | Will 2027 be PE's year of reckoning?

Why credentialing — not noncompetes — is the real barrier to independent orthopedic practice. October 1, 2026 1. Private practices would absorb 80% of Modifier 25 cuts: Analysis Full story 2. RFK Jr.: AI second opinions are ‘better informed than…

Orthopedic salaries drop 12% | Former Stryker president dies | 'Pretty darn ugly': Orthopedic groups brace for CMS cuts | A new hip muscle attachment may affect surgery | The cost of doing too little in spine surgery

Nurse practitioner supply up 205% since 2012, with physician numbers growing 31%. September 29, 2026 1. Physicians’ starting salary reaches $419K: A breakdown of 14 specialties Full story 2. ‘Pretty darn ugly’: Independent orthopedic groups brace for more CMS cuts Full…

Mercy Health sued over firing of orthopedic surgeon | Orthopedic practices battle a 20% Medicare cut | MSK platform to be acquired for $104M | Why spine surgeons may ditch this business model | Expandable cages under fire after 20% collapse rate

Neurosurgeon performs nation’s 1st customized spinal fusion, plus new AAOS shoulder data. September 28, 2026 1. ‘Do we downsize?’: Orthopedic practices confront a 20% Medicare cut Full story 2. EEOC sues Mercy Health over firing of Jewish orthopedic surgeon Full…

Banning PE could backfire | Neurosurgeons earn $954K — but rank last for lifestyle | AAOS president: 'Hopefully, we make it five years' | Spine cases surgeons won't touch | 10 must-knows for MIS surgeons

Rothman, Highmark reach new deal, plus 3 metrics reshaping orthopedics. September 24, 2026 1. Neurosurgeons earn $954,500, rank last for lifestyle Full story 2. Banning private equity could backfire, physicians say Full story 3. Can a tight budget still earn…

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