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2025 brought a sharp decline in 4-star contracts and higher cut points across key HEDIS and CAHPS measures, shrinking bonus pools and raising pressure on health plan leaders. Join health plan executives to explore how real-time data from Remote Patient…

Jan 15, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago

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Lisa Sipes

Senior Director of Member Experience, Medical Guardian

Tim Haas

Senior Product Manager, Medical Guardian

Vanita Pindolia, PharmD, MBA

Vice President, Stars and Senior Health Services, BCBSM

Richard Pitts, D.O, Ph.D

Chief Medical Officer, Cal Optima Health

Michael Kobernick, MD, MS, MS-PopH, CPE

Senior Medical Director, Health Plan Business, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Leslie Storms, U.S. president of orthopedics at Johnson & Johnson Medtech, is set to leave the company in November.  Ms. Storms has been with the company for the past 18 years, according to a Nov. 25 LinkedIn post.  She has…

Here are three spine and neurosurgery organizations that have opened new locations, added new partners or launched, as reported by Becker’s since Nov. 5:

Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter’s Health Orthopaedics and Helena (Mont.) Orthopaedic Clinic signed letters of intent to partner.  Helena Orthopaedic Clinic will become fully integrated with St. Peter’s Health, making St. Peter’s one of the largest orthopedic practices in Montana, according…

The musculoskeletal environment is at an important inflection point with technology developing at a faster pace, procedures becoming more minimally invasive and broader focuses on patient wellbeing, spine surgeons discuss their own roles in healthcare’s future. Ask Spine Surgeons is…

Bethesda, Md.-based MedVanta, the largest physician-owned musculoskeletal platform in the U.S., is tackling more than just urgent orthopedic care gaps with its latest service line.  The company recently launched VantaStat, which provides appointments to orthopedic surgeons and specialists within 48…

Daniel Howard, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group, performed the first MISHA Knee System implant in Connecticut.  The MISHA system is implanted on the medial side of the knee during outpatient surgery and is…

Spine biologics companies are navigating unprecedented commercial pressure and accelerating technological change.  As demand for regenerative solutions grows and competition intensifies, leaders are forming strategic partnerships to strengthen distribution channels, advance product pipelines and meet surgeon expectations. The pace of…

Melville, N.Y.-based BioRestorative Therapies has secured a Type B meeting with the FDA to discuss an accelerated approval path for its fast-track-designated BRTX-100 program for chronic lumbar disc disease. The meeting is scheduled for mid-December. In a Nov. 17 news…

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