New patient fact sheet: 700,000 patients may have to wait for joint replacement.

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Do Reimbursement Policies Threaten Patient Access to Specialty Medical Care?

"We are concerned that repeated annual reductions in physician payment rates would threaten beneficiaries’ access to physician services."
-Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Report to Congress, March, 2008

PDF Document (121 KB)

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Roll Call ad on value of orthopedics featuring Mary Lou Retton
PDF Document (462 KB)

Roll Call ad on value of orthopedics featuring Barry Alvarez
PDF Document (481 KB)

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Patient Resources:

The New York Times
Federal Panel Gives High Marks to Joint Replacement Surgery

American Association of Retired Persons
http://www.aarp.org/makeadifference/politics/Keep_Medicare_Fair/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080407132124.htm

Arthritis Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org/

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/

Biomet Patient Resources, Total Joint Replacement
http://www.biomet.com/patients/jointReplacement.cfm

Orthopedic Surgery: eMedicine from WebMD
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/

Bone Smart: Hip and Knee Replacement
http://www.bonesmart.org/

Facts About Arthritis from the Arthritis Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org/media/newsroom/media-kits/Arthritis_Prevalence.pdf

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Physician Resources

Biomet Website
www.biomet.com

July 23, 2008
Senate Bill 3318: Medicare Physician Payment Equity Act of 2008

November 18, 2008
Survey highlights concerns of patient access to physicians
The Physicians' Foundation

AAOS Now (July 2008 - Volume 2, Number 7)
Will reimbursement policies create an access crisis?
An editorial by Jeff Binder, President and CEO of Biomet. Inc.

June 16, 2008
Hip Replacement Improves Function, Saves Money, at Any Age
The Institute for Health Technology Studies (InHealth.org)

The New York Times
Federal Panel Gives High Marks to Joint Replacement Surgery

Professional Medical and Orthopedic Societies

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
http://www.aaos.org

American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
http://www.aahks.org/

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6583.html
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14332.html

American Orthopaedic Association
http://www.aoassn.org/

American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
http://www.aofas.org

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
http://www.sportsmed.org/tabs/Index.aspx

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics
http://www.aoao.org/

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
http://www.ases-assn.org/web/index.html

American Society for Surgery of the Hand
http://www.assh.org/AM/Template.cfm

Arthroscopy Association of North America
http://www.aana.org/

Medical Group Management Association
http://www.mgma.com/

North American Spine Society
http://www.spine.org/Pages/Default.aspx

Orthopaedic Trauma Association
http://www.ota.org/

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Research and Reference Resources

Department of Health and Human Services - Fiscal Year 2010 Budget in Brief
http://www.hhs.gov/asrt/ob/docbudget/2010budgetinbrief.pdf

American Hospital Association 2008 Chartbook
http://www.aha.org/aha/research-and-trends/chartbook/index.html

Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2006
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/HAR_2006.pdf

Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC)
http://www.medpac.gov/

Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) Report to Congress, June, 2008
http://www.medpac.gov/documents/Jun08_EntireReport.pdf

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Briefs
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs.jsp

Center for Disease Control Arthritis Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/ARTHRITIS/data_statistics/arthritis_related_statistics.htm

Kaiser Family Foundation Health Policy Resources
http://www.kff.org/

AMA: Health insurers' report cards show need for improvement
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/368/nhirc-flier.pdf

AMA: Survey on Patient Access to Medicare
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/31/highlights.pdf

2007 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/reportstrustfunds/downloads/tr2007.pdf

"Current Structure of Medicare Physician Reimbursement: A Long-Term Perspective," presented at Health Care Access and Reimbursement Task Force, Annapolis MD, February 25, 2008.
www.dhmh.state.md.us

Arthritis Projections
http://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/data_statistics/state_data.htm#projections

United States Bone and Joint Decade
http://www.usbjd.org/about/index.cfm

Report on the Sustainable Growth Rate
http://www.heritage.org/research/healthcare/wm1931.cfm

Medicare Payment Advisory Committee Report to Congress, March, 2008
http://www.medpac.gov/documents/Mar08_EntireReport.pdf

Medicare Trustees Report 2007
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/reportstrustfunds/downloads/tr2007.pdf

Council on Graduate Medical Education Workforce Report
http://www.cogme.gov/16.pdf

Centers for Disease Control Report on Arthritis
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/aag/arthritis.htm

National Center for Health Statistics 2005 Discharge Survey
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/hdasd/listpubs.htm