Objectives: To evaluate monetary trends in government (Medicare) reimbursement rates for
20 commonly used orthopedic trauma surgical procedures over a 20-year period. Methods …

Understanding trends in reimbursement for orthopedic surgery is important, especially
considering the changing landscape of health care delivery and payment models. Although …

Understanding trends in reimbursement is critical to the financial sustainability of orthopedic
practices. Little research has examined physician fee trends over time for orthopedic …

Background There is a paucity of information regarding financial trends in orthopedic upper
extremity surgery. If progress is to be made in advancing agreeable reimbursement models …

Methods: Patients undergoing TKA, THA, TSA, single-level ACDF, and single-level PLF from
2010 to 2018 were queried in a commercially insured claims database. Medicare …

Background Data collected across many surgical specialties suggest that Medicare
reimbursement for physicians consistently lags inflation. Studies are needed that describe …

Background While reimbursement models for physicians continue to evolve, limited data
exist regarding recent trends in physician reimbursement for hip and knee arthroplasty. The …

Purpose To analyze and objectively measure the trends in inflation-adjusted Medicare
reimbursement rates for the 20 most commonly performed orthopaedic arthroscopic surgical …

Methods: Using a private insurance claims database, we analyzed the payments to US
hospitals and physicians from 2010 to 2016 for primary total hip arthroplasty (THA)(n …

Background: Decreases in Medicare reimbursement have been noted among many medical
specialties. An in-depth analysis of the subspecialty of orthopaedic sports medicine is …