Feb 10, 2017 | In the News, Industry
American Medical Association President, Andrew W. Gurman, MD, issued a statement on Wednesday after a U.S. Federal judge blocked the purchase of Cigna by rival insurer Anthem. Dr. Gurman said, “In a David vs. Goliath battle between consumers and mega insurers, a...
Feb 3, 2017 | In the News, International
The Guardian is reporting a funding shortage in Britain’s National Health Service that has prompted them to issue a statement that hip and knee replacements “will have to be rationed.” The NHS is suggesting a model where some parts of the country will be affected more...
Feb 3, 2017 | In the News
A recent humanitarian trip to Brazil by Operation Walk Chicago was featured on CBS Chicago/WBBM Newsradio with an interview by founder and AAHKS member, S. David Stulberg, MD. The group of 50 volunteers conducted 60 hip replacements on patients in a wide age and...
Jan 27, 2017 | In the News
Citing anti-trust laws, a U.S. Federal judge blocked the proposed merger between insurance companies Aetna and Humana. Concerns over reducing competition were expressed last year by the Justice Department. In an interview with The Washington Post, “Deputy Assistant...
Jan 13, 2017 | AAHKS Business, CMS, In the News
Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality & CMS Chief Medical Officer, has been selected for the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service. AAHKS President William A. Jiranek, MD,...
Dec 22, 2016 | In the News
The New York Times featured the article, “Should Medicare Allow Outpatient Knee Replacement? Doctors are Deeply Split” this week. It tells the story of Ira H. Kirschenbaum, MD, an AAHKS member, who underwent an outpatient TKA as a patient this year. The article...
