OBJECTIVE Procedural reimbursement for spine surgery has changed drastically over the
past 20 years. A comprehensive understanding of these trends is important as major …

OBJECTIVE There is currently a paucity of literature evaluating procedural reimbursements
and financial trends in neurosurgery. A comprehensive understanding of the economic …

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate monetary trends from 2000 to 2018 in
Medicare reimbursement rates for the most common general surgery procedures. Summary …

Background: An understanding of financial trends is important to advance agreeable
reimbursement models in plastic surgery. This study aimed to evaluate trends in Medicare …

Objective Lumbar fusions are commonly performed spinal procedures. Despite this, publicly
available lumbar fusion procedural and monetary data are sparse. This study aimed to …

Background: In 2011, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons released a Clinical
Practice Guidelinethat recommended routine venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis …

Background Few studies have investigated whether social determinants of health disparities
(SDHD), which include economic, social, education, health care, and environmental factors …

The original architects of Medicare modeled the payment system on the existing fee-for-
service (FFS) structure that historically dominated the health-insurance market. Under the …

Background: Knowledge of Medicare reimbursement is essential for plastic surgeons
providing care to Medicare beneficiaries. The authors sought to evaluate changes in …

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