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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…

Provisions to postpone a Medicare fee cut for physicians and possibly other health-related measures have been removed from the Senate jobs bill, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.

Physician practices should have fewer problems with insurers when verifying coverage or tracking claims under a new Web-based system just launched in New Jersey, according to a release from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has introduced a bill that would give the state insurance commissioner the power to reject rates charged by hospitals, physician groups, other healthcare facilities and insurers, according to a report by the Boston Globe.