The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons publishes a monthly print and online magazine—AAOS Now. The VOI Center for Health Policy contributes a monthly AAOS Nowarticle about physician advocacy in healthcare policy.
2012
The Budget Control Act of 2011: What impact will it have on the physician workforce? - Tyler Davis; Daniel J. Stinner, MD; Jordan C. Apfeld; William T. Obremskey, MD; A. Alex Jahangir, MD; Manish K. Sethi, MD (October 2012 Issue)
Implications of the Supreme Court Ruling on Medicaid - Jordan Apfeld, BA; Andrew Han; Tyler Stern; Hassan Mir, MD; William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH; A. Alex Jahangir, MD; and Manish K. Sethi, MD (September 2012 Issue)
Whose Responsibility Is It to Reduce Healthcare Spending? Does it fall to the federal government, the state, or the private sector? - Allie Obremskey; Vasanth Sathiyakumar, BA; Jordan Apfeld, BA; Alex A. Jahangir, MD, and Manish K. Sethi, MD (August 2012 Issue)
The 2012 Presidential Election and Health Care: The Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Allie Obremskey; Vasanth Sathiyakumar, BA; Jordan Apfeld, BA; Alex A. Jahangir, MD; and Manish K. Sethi, MD (July 2012 Issue)
ACOs: New Payment Models Present Opportunities, Risks: Understanding the Medicare Shared Savings Program - D. Joshua Miller, MD, MBA; Manish K. Sethi, MD; William T. Obremskey, MD; Hassan Mir, MD; and A. Alex Jahangir, MD (June 2012 Issue)
Will Medicare Work in a Private-Sector World? The Ryan-Wyden plan presents an alternative to government funding - Vasanth Sathiyakumar, BA; A. Alex Jahangir, MD; William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH; and Manish K. Sethi, MD (May 2012 Issue)
The Implications of Diabetes for Orthopaedic Practice - Rishin J. Kadakia, BSc; James M. Tsahakis, BA; Neil M. Issar, BSc; Mallory Powell, BA; William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH; A. Alex Jahangir, MD; Manish K. Sethi, MD (April 2012 Issue)
The Demise of the CLASS Act: Implications for the future of long-term care - Neil M. Issar, BSc; Hassan R. Mir, MD; William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH; A. Alex Jahangir, MD; and Manish K. Sethi, MD (March 2012 Issue)
Distracted Driving: The Emerging Policy on Cell Phone Use: Lessons learned from drinking and driving are being applied - Neil M. Issar, BSc, William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH, A. Alex Jahangir, MD, and Manish K. Sethi, MD (February 2012 Issue)
Osteoporosis: The Orthopaedic Health Policy Perspective - Adedapo Ajayi, BS; Mallory Powell, BA; William T. Obremskey MD, MPH; Alex Jahangir, MD; and Manish K. Sethi, MD (January 2012 Issue)
2011
The battle against childhood obesity - By D. Jake McClure, BS; Tyler J. Armstrong, BS; Manish K. Sethi, MD; Gregory A. Mencio, MD; William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH; Mallory Powell, BA; and A. Alex Jahangir, MD (December 2011 Issue)
Homelessness and orthopaedics: What you need to know - By Neil M. Issar, BSc; Alex A. Jahangir, MD; Mallory Powell; William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH; and Manish K. Sethi, MD (November 2011 Issue)
The HEALTH Act of 2011 and Texas - By Nikhil Mathews; A. Alex Jahangir, MD; Mallory Powell; William T. Obremskey, MD; and Manish K. Sethi, MD (October 2011 Issue)
The evolution of medical device regulation in the United States - By Manish K. Sethi, MD; Hassan R. Mir, MD; William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH; and A. Alex Jahangir, MD (September 2011 Issue)
The demand for orthopaedic care: What orthopaedic surgeons need to know - By A. Alex Jahangir, MD; Manish K. Sethi, MD; Elliott W. Cole, BS; and William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH (July 2011 Issue)
A Medicare primer - By Manish K. Sethi, MD, William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH, and A. Alex Jahangir, MD (June 2011 Issue)
Who is funding your trauma system? - By Hassan R. Mir, MD (May 2011 Issue)
Court rules residents are not students - By Hassan R. Mir, MD (April 2011 Issue)
The Affordable Care Act and Medical Devices: What you need to know as an Orthopaedic Surgeon - By Manish K. Sethi, MD; Alex A. Jahangir, MD; and William T. Obremskey, MD (February 2011 Issue)
2010
The costs of defensive medicine - By Carolyn M. Hettrich, MD, MPH; Richard C. Mather III, MD; Manish K. Sethi, MD; Ryan M. Nunley, MD; Amir A. Jahangir, MD, and the Washington Health Policy Fellows (December 2010 Issue)
Health insurance exchanges - By Adrian J. Thomas, MD; Manish K. Sethi, MD; A. Alex Jahangir, MD; Alok D. Sharan, MD; Samir A. Mehta, MD; and the Washington Health Policy Fellows (November 2010 Issue)
Medical liability reform and HR 3590 - By Manish Sethi, MD; A. Alex Jahangir, MD; Samir Mehta, MD; Adrian Thomas, MD; and Carolyn Hettrich, MD (October 2010 Issue)
More than just a uniform: A resident’s perspective on military service - By CPT(P) Brendan D. Masini, MD, and CPT Daniel J. Stinner, MD (September 2010 Issue)
Redefining health care in America - By A. Alex Jahangir, MD; Manish K. Sethi, MD; Adrian Thomas, MD; Alok D. Sharan, MD; Ryan M. Nunley, MD; and the Washington Health Policy Fellows (May 2010 Issue)