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Healthcare reform legislation passed by the Senate in December would cut the number of uninsured Americans to 25 million by 2019, a 53 percent decrease, according to a new study released by RAND Corp.

The owners of Orthopedic Specialists DME in Corpus Christi, Texas, and an orthotist were convicted on charges of a complex healthcare fraud and kickback scheme in which they attempted to defraud both the federal and Texas Medicaid programs out of…

West Chester, Pa.-based Synthes announced its financial earnings for 2009, which included consolidated sales of nearly $3.4 billion for the year.

The city commissioners of Lake Worth, Fla., have voted to place a six-month moratorium on pain management clinics until the city can develop regulations managing them, according to a report in the Palm Beach Post.

Hospitals more specialized in orthopedic surgery have better outcomes for patients undergoing hip and knee replacements, according to a new study of Medicare patients undertaken by University of Iowa researchers.

Anthem Blue Cross of California has agreed to postpone big rate increases for individual policyholders from March 1 to May 1 so outside actuaries can review its rate proposal, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.

The increase in knee and hip replacement demand is spurring innovative products and techniques, according to a story in the Asbury Park Press.

The Center for Studying Health System Change released the following findings from the 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey, the latest year available.

The Naval Medical Center San Diego has re-opened its orthopedics surgery department after a four-phase, $2.5 million renovation project, according to an article by NMCSD.

Exton, Pa.-based Kensey Nash Corp., a medical technology company that provides resorbable biomaterial solutions for a wide range of medical procedures, has received the CE Mark for its Cartilage Repair Device, which allows for the marketing and sale of the…