Reimbursement
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Hospitals
Majority of surgeons in new survey warn of longer wait times, care delays if Medicare cuts go through
November 11, 2021 / by Robert King Most surgeons said in a recent survey that a series of Medicare reimbursement cuts…
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Financial
CMS wants to pull Trump-era pathway that speeds up Medicare coverage of breakthrough medical devices
by Robert King | Sep 13, 2021 The Biden administration wants to pull a controversial Trump-era regulation that would hasten Medicare coverage of…
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Financial
Senate passes infrastructure bill that restarts sequester cuts, delays rebate rule
by Robert King | Aug 10, 2021 The Senate passed a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package paid for in part by delaying…
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Financial
American College of Surgeons wants Congress to intervene in Medicare payments
Physician fee schedule payments fail to keep up with inflation and threaten patient access to critical treatments, ACS says. July…
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Spine
French National Healthcare System Adopts Exclusive Reimbursement Policy for SI-BONE, Inc.’s iFuse-3D Implant System™
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SI-BONE, Inc., (Nasdaq: SIBN), a Silicon Valley-based medical device company dedicated…
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Financial
UnitedHealthcare looks to retroactively deny emergency room claims
The policy is an attempt to curb healthcare costs, but some providers are worried it could lead to lower reimbursement.…
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Financial
Federal court says HHS must recalculate years of Medicare payments to teaching hospitals
by Dave Muoio | May 21, 2021 A federal court has ruled in favor of dozens of teaching hospitals in a case seeking…
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Financial
Physician-hospital consolidation causes Medicare spending on labs, imaging to soar: study
by Robert King | May 7, 2021 Medicare spending on imaging and lab services increased by $73 million after a hospital or health…
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Biologics
Royal Biologics Wound Care Portfolio Receives High-Tier Reimbursement
Royal Biologics’ Cryo-Cord™, Amnio-Maxx™, Amnio-Maxx™ Lite and Derm-Maxx™ Receive High-Tier Reimbursement in the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Reimbursement in the…
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Extremities
Plumbers’ Advantage Over Orthopedic Surgeons: THEIR Pay Isn’t Declining
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. You would think with all of the stress due to amped up regulations and complexity in…
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Extremities
Arthroscopy: Medicare Reimbursement Down by Nearly 30%?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. New work from Mayo Clinic has found that for the 20 most common orthopedic arthroscopic surgical…
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Financial
SANUWAVE Health Reports Increased Reimbursement Payments for UltraMist and dermaPACE in 2021
SUWANEE, GA, Dec. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCQB: SNWV), focused on the development and commercialization of a…
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Spine
Centinel Spine Launches New Program to Expand Reimbursement Coverage for prodisc® L Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Centinel Spine®, LLC, the largest privately-held spine company focused on anterior column reconstruction, today announced…
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Financial
Medicare reimbursement rates for orthopedic trauma have fallen sharply
September 22, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third…
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Financial
CMS proposes 2.6% boost to ASCs, outpatient clinics and further cuts 340B program
August 4, 2020 / by Robert King The Trump administration aims to increase Medicare payment rates for outpatient hospital departments and…
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