The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to cancel the planned 21.2 percent Medicare pay cut for physicians for 2010 and replace the sustainable growth rate formula that produced it, according to MedScape.
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The new Category 1 CPT Code 29581, "Application of multi-layer venous wound compression system, below knee," goes into effect on Jan. 1, according to a release by Smith & Nephew.
In an interview, Nicholas Wolter, MD, CEO of the Billings (Mont.) Clinic and a former commissioner of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, said reducing healthcare costs will be crucial for health reform, according to a report by KULR TV in Billings.
Temporary federal subsidies that have been underwriting COBRA health insurance coverage for the unemployed are due to expire within weeks, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch.
Cleveland Clinic's Lakewood Hospital has opened its newly renovated orthopedic unit as part of multi-year plan that includes converting to all patient rooms to private and creating centers of excellence, according to a report in MedCity News.
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Orthopedic surgeon Alan Nasar, MD, has been named director of orthopedics of Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Freehold, N.J., according to a report by APP.com.
The Senate Democratic Leadership has released its health reform bill for floor debate and eventually a vote by the full Senate, following passage earlier this month of a companion House bill, according to news reports.
Wright Medical Group has begun limited release of its Valor Ankle Fusion Nail for fusion of the ankle joint due to arthritis, skeletal deformity or diabetes, according to a release from Wright Medical.
Spineology has received FDA marketing approval for its Capture Facet Screw System for minimally invasive surgery, according to a release from Spineology.