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Summary of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act
Published by ORTHOWORLD May 2010
Expand Coverage/Improve Access
• Mandate that employers with more than 200 employees automatically enroll employees in health insurance plans offered by the employer (employees may opt out). (2014) Companies with 50 or fewer employees are exempt from fees.
• Those with fewer than 200 employees do not have to offer coverage; however, those with more than 50 employees must pay a fee...
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ORTHOWORLD
Position Paper on
Healthcare Reform
Published August 5, 2009
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AAQ 0.00 N/A 0.00% ATEC 2.32 0.00 0.00% ARTC 26.76 0.00 0.00% BMTI 9.70 0.00 0.00% CNMD 19.00 0.00 0.00% CNW 26.99 0.00 0.00% CRG.L 52.00 -1.50 0.00% CUR 1.98 0.00 0.00% EXAC 14.67 0.00 0.00% KH 12.77 0.00 0.00% MAKO 10.44 0.00 0.00% NUVA 30.60 0.00 0.00% OFIX 28.19 0.00 0.00% OSTE 6.40 0.00 0.00% RGBO.PK 0.20 0.00 0.00% RTIX 2.25 0.00 0.00% SMA 9.27 0.00 0.00% SNN 42.07 0.00 0.00% SYK 45.72 0.00 0.00% SYST 0.00 0.00 0.00% TIG 0.00 N/A 0.00% TSON 2.50 0.00 0.00% VITA 1.82 0.00 0.00% WMGI 13.56 0.00 0.00% ZMH 48.55 0.00 0.00% as of: 03:34 ET, delayed quotes
09/02/2010 11:15 a.m. Ascension Orthopedics received FDA clearance to market the TITAN™ Modular Total Shoulder. U.S. launch of the system will occur in 10/10. (Source: Ascension Orthopedics, Inc.)
Mazor Surgical Technologies obtained FDA clearance for its combined spinal surgical system, comprising SpineAssist robotic
navigation with the C-Insight 3D imaging system. Mazor will launch the system in early 2011. (Source: Globes online)
8:00 a.m. Results from the U.K.'s national hip fracture audit, which covers >36,000 patients, reveal that patients are receiving far greater access to specialist care, osteoporosis screening, medication and assessment for the likelihood of falls. However, the report flags significant geographical variations in care quality
provision between hospitals. (Source: Royal College of Surgeons of England)
Results from a U.S. orthopaedic surgeon salary survey revealed an average salary in spring 2010 of US $397,879, with averages of $404,210 for salaried employees and $389,286 for those surgeons who owned or partnered with a practice or group. (Source: LocumTenens.com; Becker's Orthopedic & Spine)
Study results suggest that arthroscopic surgery to repair torn rotator cuffs in the elderly may significantly improve pain and function. (Source: Rush University Medical Center)
09/01/2010 3:45 p.m. The U.S. market for sports medicine soft tissue replacement could reach US $356MM in 2014. Further, it is estimated that, by 2014, >36% of anterior cruciate ligament procedures performed in the U.S. will employ an allograft. (Source: BioMedGPS)
10:00 a.m. Aesculap launched Acculan 3Ti, a new-generation battery powered motor system for use in orthopaedic and trauma surgical procedures. (Source: Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC)
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Marshall Steele, M.D.
in ORTHOPRENEUR®
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Knowsumerism, Healthcare Reform and Chicken Farming: Five Lessons to Help You Thrive
When I sailed my boat from Boston to Annapolis, I had some time to think. Healthcare has changed rapidly
during my orthopaedic career. After I completed my military service in 1977, I started a solo orthopaedic
practice in Annapolis, Maryland. Arthroscopy was in its infancy and total knees had not been perfected.
Sports medicine as an entity did not exist. Neither did MRIs. Total hips stayed in the hospital 14 days and I
received $5,000 for the surgery. ...
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Isabella Sledge, M.D., MPH
in BONEZONE®
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The Coming Tide of Comparative Effectiveness: Tsunami or Wave of Opportunity?
With healthcare costs rising to 17 percent of gross domestic product, Americans are deeply concerned
about the relentless spiral of rising costs and insurance premiums. Assuming healthcare spending continues
to rise at the historical average of 2.5 percent greater than GDP, by 2050 the highest income tax bracket
would be 92 percent in order to finance federal spending. Most health economists (81 percent) believe that
new treatments and technologies (for example gender-specific implants, PEEK cages, intraspinous spacers)
are responsible ... |
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Robert C. Faulkner, Bryan Hughes and Gary D. Stevenson
in ORTHOKNOW®
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Financial Roundtable - H.R. 3590: What Follows?
In the October 2009 issue of ORTHOKNOW, we asked financial experts for their perspectives on funding
in the economic climate. Here we've returned to seek their thoughts following the passage of H.R. 3590.
Question #1: Relative to the financial climate, what has changed since the passing of H.R. 3590, Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act? ...
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9/2 - Evonik Degussa and APT Europe will cooperate in the manufacture and distribution of VESTAKEEP products. APT Europe will exclusively use VESTAKEEP PEEK by Evonik as a source material for the production of its semifinished APT PEEK products. (Source: Evonik Industries)
9/1 - Millstone Medical Outsourcing launched an
enhanced corporate website at www.millstonemedical.com, featuring expanded content, additional information about
Millstone Medical's services, etc. (Source: Millstone Medical Outsourcing)
8/31 - Gauthier Biomedical plans to construct a 60,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in the village of Grafton. The new facility in Grafton will provide expanded engineering and production
capacity for the development of surgical instruments. (Source: The Business Journal)
8/27 - Specialty Surgical Instrumentation, a division of Symmetry Medical, launched a new interactive e-commerce Web site
at www.specsurg.com. (Source: Symmetry Medical, Inc.)
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