As orthopedics device manufacturers begin to release their fourth quarter results, analysts for the market expect to see demand increase and the market stabilized over the first and second quarters of 2010, according to a report in Reuters.
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President Obama's health reform is failing because the U.S. healthcare system is too big and complex to be changed through New Deal-style legislation, according to an opinion piece by Daniel Henninger in the Wall Street Journal.
UnitedHealthcare and WellPoint, the nation's first- and second-largest health insurers, are getting tough in rate negotiations with hospitals and physicians, and WellPoint says employers are backing it up.
The American Medical Association offered recommendations on immediate actions the Obama administration can take to curb fraud in the healthcare system at a day-long summit sponsored by the federal government, according to an AMA news release.
Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents Michel De Jesus Huarte, Alyd Dazza, Ricco Dazza, Monika Blacio, Dayron Porrata and Wally Proenza were sentenced for various offenses including conspiracy to commit Medicare fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and aggravated identity theft, which…
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Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Life Spine has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) marketing clearance to both the DYNA-LINK Spinal System and the PRESIDIO Spinal Plating System, according to a Life Spine news release.
1. Ambulatory surgical center transactions heat up. The transaction market for ambulatory surgical centers is quickly heating up. Many companies are again interested in acquiring surgery centers. Multiples for purchases are moving back in the right direction. There is also…
Congressional Democrats appear to have postponed efforts to pass health reform following the loss of their 60-vote, filibuster-proof Senate majority in a special election in Massachusetts, according to a report by the New York Times.
Citing federal statistics, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality says uninsured adults were more likely in 2007 to have problems accessing a physician specialist than people who had insurance coverage, according to a report by AHA News Now.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has expanded its Blue Distinction designation program to include Blue Distinction Centers for Spine Surgery and Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement, according to a BCBSA news release.