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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

Will the New Congress Repeal SGR?

November 17, 2014November 14, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Whether their political persuasions lie left, right, or center, almost all physicians agree that something permanent needs to be done about the sustainable growth rate

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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

The True Value of Hip-Fracture Surgery

September 17, 2014October 2, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Currently, each year more than 300,000 Americans sustain a hip fracture, and that number is expected to rise to more than 500,000 within the next

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Bipartisan Step Forward on SGR Repeal

February 13, 2014February 24, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Up against an April 1 deadline that would see Medicare payments to physicians plunge by nearly 24%, a bipartisan group of Congressional negotiators introduced legislation

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Need to Know Surgeon Edition

MedPAC Proposal Could Detract from Physician Employment by Hospitals

December 23, 2013January 3, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

David Glaser, JD, alerts us to proposed changes in the healthcare reimbursement model that would make employing physicians less appealing for hospitals. MedPAC, the Medicare

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