
Adam Bruggeman, MD
@drbruggeman
Spine surgeon, dual boarded in addiction medicine and orthopedics. passionate about health policy. AAOS Council on Advocacy Chair
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Don't miss Advocacy Council Chair Adam Bruggeman, MD on the AAOS Advocacy Podcast for an in-depth discussion on physician payment reform and the need for a sustainable and predictable payment system. 🎙️Tune in: bit.ly/3SOcFXF


I’m sure many on here won’t care as they didn’t feel the number was high enough, but the Senate Republicans just removed the “doc fix” tying payment to inflation. Well, now we go back to a full cut with no inflationary increase. I guess some are happy now 🤷‍♂️. Lots of work to do!


Looking forward to yet another incredible Becker’s meeting on ASC, orthopedics, pain, and spine. I will be on stage tomorrow morning! Disappointed I will miss the amazing combination of Dutch Rojas Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA Anish Koka, MD and Dan Choi, MD, FAAOS with their can’t miss session on Friday.


Interesting story by Anna Wilde Mathews and the The Wall Street Journal regarding prior authorization. Insurers plan to create a common standard for submitting electronic requests and that 80% of electronic requests will be answered in real time by 2027





Learn and network at altitude with PHA this September 7-9 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Join some of our healthcare social media superheroes - Adam Bruggeman, MD Dutch Rojas Elisabeth Potter MD Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA - for a great conference to wrap up the summer and kick off autumn in the mountains. The




A must read if you want to understand what’s happened in the past and future challenges to the physician fee schedule updates. Jeffrey Davis does a great job explaining the recent history of the conversion factor and the various options for the future.


Just a reminder that the healthcare costs that are hitting most people’s pockets are not from independent physicians. It’s from insurers and healthcare systems buying up physicians who can’t make it in today’s economic environment. Physicians are down 35+% in the last decade as

