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Payers enter the spine OR | Spine cage collapse reaches 20.5% | Private spine's survival playbook | What's driving endoscopic adoption | 'Bigger surgery can lead to more problems': Duke surgeon

Plus: Detroit’s 5 highest-paid orthopedic surgeons September 22, 2026 1. The payer squeeze is reaching the spine OR Full story 2. Chicago podiatric surgery pioneer dies at 85 Full story 3. Robotic joint programs get the attention. Sterile processing decides…

Spine surgeons test minimally invasive limits | Orthopedic surgeon, practice founder dies | SpineLine's 20 Under 40 | Endoscopy divides spine surgeons | The case against hyperspecialization

Plus: Physician billionaires getting richer fastest September 21, 2026 1. Spine surgery is pushing ‘minimally invasive’ to its limit Full story 2. Illinois orthopedic surgeon and practice founder dies at 72 Full story 3. Where does the surgery center sector go…

Endoscopy hits a wall | Spine surgeons rethink fusion threshold | 8 patents spark a spine fight | AI's accountability problem | Why private practice fits the speed of sports medicine

Plus: The first US bone-anchored bionic arm September 18, 2026 1. Endoscopic spine surgery’s rise is stalling Full story 2. New federal bill would ban private equity from owning physician practices Full story 3. Avoidable cancellations at ASCs trace back…

20 spine surgeons to know | Spine's new payer problem | The richest people in orthopedics | The 50 best pediatric orthopedic hospitals | NY system debuts radiation-free spine navigation tech

Plus: Is the physician practice megadeal going extinct? September 17, 2026 1. 20 spine surgeons to know Full story 2. The orthopedic billionaires on Forbes’ 2026 list of wealthiest Americans Full story 3. The fax queue can’t carry clinical review much…

20 endoscopic surgeons to watch | Fusion-first spine fades | DePuy Synthes' potential $20B sale | CMS weighs AI doctor pay | Medicare cuts threaten independence

Plus: OrthoIndy’s new bet September 16, 2026 1. 20 endoscopic spine surgeons to watch Full story 2. How the fusion-first era is ending Full story 3. Nobody sees the ASC policy map like William Prentice. The CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery…

Texas Back Institute co-founder dies | Spine practices leave money on the table | DePuy Synthes could sell for $20B | $86.8M Medicare pay warning | Surgeons ditch the old business model

Plus: 5 kickback, fraud and device settlements September 15, 2026 1. Texas Back Institute co-founder dies Full story 2. Where spine practices are leaving money on the table Full story 3. Planning new locations or a multi-specialty acquisition? See how…

20 orthopedic surgeons to know | Who spine technology leaves behind | Surgeons still get patient selection wrong | Private practice's uneven collapse | The case against all-in AI

Plus: Emerging knee procedure put to the test September 14, 2026 1. 20 orthopedic surgeons to know Full story 2. Who gets left behind as spine technology advances Full story 3. Can a tight budget still earn real loyalty? Leaders…

Rothman set to exit Highmark amid dispute | Zimmer Biomet eyes 580 job cuts | The problem sinking spine fusions | Private practice's survival test | Complex cases get harder to justify

Plus: 5-year data challenges spine payments September 11, 2026 1. Inside the dispute over Rothman’s exit from Highmark’s network Full story 2. Zimmer Biomet eyes 580 job cuts Full story 3. Robotic joint programs get the attention. Sterile processing decides…

Malpractice changes the spine calculus | Rothman exits Highmark in Pa. | The cases surgeons now refuse | Surgeons push back on UHC | Physician-senator sued 700+ patients

Plus: The orthopedic ‘black box’ September 10, 2026 1. The new malpractice fault lines in spine surgery Full story 2. Rothman Orthopaedics to exit Highmark network in Pennsylvania Full story 3. Cypress Surgery Center’s CEO on scaling outpatient robotic surgery…

Spine's Medicare breaking point | Surgeon killed in plane crash | Orthopedic physician missing in Nepal | The case for less spine surgery | Rural orthopedics under pressure

Plus: The bone health failure hiding in practices September 9, 2026 1. The No. 1 reason spine surgeons could walk away from Medicare Full story 2. Florida spine surgeon, nurse killed in plane crash Full story 3. 50% of ASC…