Patients want to ski at 85. Medicare wants to pay less. Where do surgeons fit in?

Many of the patients walking into orthopedic and spine clinics today look different than they did 10 years ago — not just older, but more active, more informed and more demanding of a return to activity rather than simply a return to function. That shift is reshaping everything from implant selection to preoperative screening to […] The post Patients want to ski at 85. Medicare wants to pay less.…