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Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center in Rapid City, S.D., announced it will soon begin holding clinics at Fall River Health Services in Hot Springs, S.D.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, will perform "Tommy John" surgery on Kansas City Royals pitcher Luke Hochevar, according to a MLB report.

In its annual report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has recommended a 3.25 percent payment rate increase for the acute-care hospital outpatient and inpatient payment systems.

CMS has issued a proposed rule addressing health insurance exchange and insurance market standards under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for 2015 and beyond.

The producer price index for acute-care hospitals increased 1.3 percent between February 2013 and February 2014, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

HHS has extended the Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan for a third time.

At the "12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine" coding and billing experts will discuss documentation in the age of ICD-10 and the Recovery Audit Contractor program.

James Andrews, MD, will perform Tommy John surgery, or ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, on Georgia Tech right-hander Cole Pitts, according to a report by The Moultrie Observer.

  Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., announced the addition of Venkat Seshadri, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

By the end of this month, an estimated 5.4 million people will have enrolled in health plans through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, according a an analysis by healthcare business advisory company Avalere Health.