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What's keeping spine surgeons up at night | $15M spine surgery verdict | Orthopedics rethinks opioids | A yearslong legal battle ends | The elite neurosurgery formula

Plus: Mount Sinai neurosurgeon lands national role August 13, 2026 1. What’s keeping spine surgeons up at night Full story 2. Wellstar hit with $15M verdict in spine surgery patient death Full story 3. Your team did everything right. The…

Spine pay cuts loom | Lawsuit alleges unnecessary surgeries | Orthopedics ranks among wealthiest specialties | Neurosurgery's investment squeeze | Spine devices lose Medicare fast track

Plus: Abbott fights spinal cord stimulator lawsuits August 12, 2026 1. The spine pay cuts surgeons are watching Full story 2. Fraud lawsuit alleges unnecessary spine surgeries at New York hospital Full story 3. Stuck denial rates rarely trace to…

Spine's innovation shakeup | CFO sentenced in kickback scheme | Medicare cuts could force practice closures | UCSF's winning formula | What spine training leaves out

Plus: CMS pulls breakthrough device fast track August 11, 2026 1. What will survive spine surgery’s innovation boom? Full story 2. Spine device CFO sentenced for kickback scheme Full story 3. Nearly half of independent practices face rising denials. 2…

Independent spine's shrinking runway | Orthopedic pioneer dies | Spine robots' ROI problem | The $15K-per-case advantage | PE loopholes start to crack

Plus: California spine ASC closes August 10, 2026 1. The disappearing runway for independent spine Full story 2. Pioneering Duke orthopedic surgeon dies Full story 3. Dr. Terrence Crowder completes landmark 3-level ACDF at Arizona Spine and Joint Hospital. Learn…

The limits of minimally invasive spine | Orthopedic leader dies | Boston Scientific sued | 3M illegal opioid prescriptions | A $24M orthopedic expansion

Plus: Healthcare’s hardest math August 7, 2026 1. Why smaller incisions do not always mean better spine surgery Full story 2. Former Johns Hopkins orthopedic surgery director dies Full story 3. Can prospective patients actually find your orthopedic practice online?…

Spine innovation under pressure | $15.2M in Medicare overpayments | Surgeon loses license | $94M fraud scheme | The disservice hurting spine surgeons

Plus: The next CMS deadlines August 6, 2026 1. The ‘disservice’ hurting spine surgeons Full story 2. Medicare improperly paid $15.2M for spinal injections: OIG Full story 3. 75% of ambulatory leaders say a quarter of admin work could be automated in…

The new prior auth reality | Who's leading America's top neurosurgery hospitals | Should spine surgery move outpatient? | Stryker's 97% sales drop | Independent practices feel the pressure

Plus: The physician pay gap that won’t close August 5, 2026 1. ‘It’s not enough to be right’: The new reality of spine prior authorization Full story 2. The physicians leading America’s top neurosurgery hospitals Full story 3. Kyocera Medical announces the…

Top 50 neurosurgery, neurology hospitals: US News | NASS expands rhBMP-2 coverage recommendations | CMS adds pay for 2 spine procedures | 11 hospital, system layoffs | SI-Bone Q2 revenue up 15.2%

August 4, 2026 1. Top 50 neurosurgery, neurology hospitals: US News Full story 2. NASS adds some off-label rhBMP-2 use to spinal fusion coverage recommendations Full story 3. Four organizations, one question: what’s worth the budget next year? Leaders from Regent Surgical,…

CMS' 2027 squeeze on spine, orthopedic pay: 5 notes | Spine surgeon, SeaSpine resolve patent dispute | No Surprises Act under attack | Dr. Morgan Lorio: Washington wants to fix the way doctors are paid — Good

August 3, 2026 1. 5 things to know about CMS’ 2027 squeeze on spine and orthopedic pay Full story 2. Former Northwestern neurosurgeon’s age bias lawsuit rejected by court Full story 3. Can prospective patients actually find your orthopedic practice online? Practice…

Spine surgeons are missing out on revenue | Stryker's net sales climb 9.4% to $6.6B | 10 worst states for healthcare | 5 key spine technologies | Service line orthopedic CEOs are watching

July 31, 2026 1. Why spine surgeons are missing out on revenue Full story 2. Stryker’s net sales climb 9.4% to $6.6B: 7 things to know Full story 3. How do you plan around outpatient policies you can’t predict? Leaders from…