Joint Replacement
Ortho firms unfazed by Medicare joint replacement changes
(MEDTECHDIVE) – Orthopedics firms are shrugging off worries that a new, mandatory Medicare joint replacement model could drive down implant payments. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model, called CJR-X, as part of its hospital inpatient payments rule at the end of July. […]