A new report from the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy found that private spending per member for healthcare was up 15.5 percent from 2006-2008, or 7.5 percent annually. Over 75 percent of this growth occurred in hospital…
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Three surgeons from the University of Michigan Health System's sports medicine program, known as MedSport, were recognized for their substantial contributions to orthopedic sports medicine by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, according to a U-M news release.
Windsor Dennis, MD, a New Orleans-based orthopedic surgeon, has pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulently billing the federal government and has agreed to pay $750,000 in restitution, according to a report by WXVT News.
Summit Orthopedics, the largest orthopedics practices in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, has named Jack Drogt, MD, as its CEO, according to a report by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal.
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President Obama has signed a measure extending the federal subsidy of COBRA health insurance premiums for laid-off workers through March 31, according to a report by the New York Labor Law & Employment Report.
President Obama will consider adopting four proposals Congressional Republicans suggested in last week's healthcare summit on the president's health reform legislation, according to a letter the White House sent Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress.
Following up on Congress' one-month extension of the Medicare physician fee-fix, a new measure in the Senate would further extend the fee fix as well as federal assistance for state Medicaid programs and COBRA coverage, according to a release by…
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The U.S. Senate has voted to delay the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut until April 1, according to a news release from the AMA. The House previously approved the 30 day push back.