Declining Service Labor Rates for Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty in Medicare Patients

Declining Service Labor Rates for Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty in Medicare Patients

Background: Total hip (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA) are highly successful surgeries, but reimbursement for these procedures has decreased due to relative value unit scale devaluation and Medicare cuts. The shift to outpatient joint replacements has increased workload for orthopaedic surgeons and...

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Main Authors:	John M. Dundon, MD, FAAOS, Nicholas Brown, BS, Jennifer Escobar, BS, RN, Paul M. Lombardi, MD, FAAOS
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:	Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:	Medicare Total knee arthroplasty Total hip arthroplasty Efficiency
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344125001293
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