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The House committee has reached a consensus on the Democratic side with respect to a plan that satisfies the left and center (Blue Dogs) of the Democratic Party. This includes the weaker version of the public insurance option, i.e., the…

Rita G. Worster of Carmel, Maine, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling more than $50,000 from Frenchmen Bay Orthopedics in Ellsworth, Maine, according to a report in the Bangor Daily News.

David Polly, MD, a spine surgeon at the University of Minnesota, is under scrutiny after he failed to disclose payments he received from Medtronic for consulting services in May 2006 testimony in front of a Senate committee, asking for government…

Two members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee are attempting remove advanced imaging services from the current in-office ancillary exception to the Stark self-referral law, according to several news sources.

Here is a list of 15 orthopedic and spine specialty hospitals to know.  

Reader Jane Haslem suggests the following as a four-point healthcare plan:

Motion Orthopedics, operated by Richard Carpenter, MD, in Hermiston, Ore., opened its doors on July 22, according to a report in the Hermiston Herald.

ASC Communications has launched a new Web site dedicated to coverage of business and legal news and analysis for orthopedic and spine practices. The site, Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review, can be found at www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has incorporated the American Joint Replacement Registry, a nonprofit organization dedicated to collecting and reporting on hip and knee joint replacement procedures, according to an AAOS news release.

The Office of the Inspector General recently issued Advisory Opinion 08-08. This Advisory Opinion deals with a physician/ hospital joint-venture surgery center. Here, the Advisory Opinion was requested because certain physicians who invested in the joint-venture were themselves not “safe…