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The study involved 20 people with no recent history of foot... ## [Doctors Play Major Role in ACOs, but Surgeons Largely Left Out](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/doctors-play-major-role-in-acos-but-surgeons-largely-left-out) *on* June 11, 2014 An analysis of four Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) has found that surgeons are largely absent from the executive committees of these organizations. The analysis, published in the journal Health Affairs, included a survey of early Medicare ACOs that were operating in 2012 as well as... ## [Lift, Drill, Fill and Fix (LDFF): A New Arthroscopic Treatment for Talar Osteochondral Defects](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/lift-drill-fill-and-fix-ldff-a-new-arthroscopic-treatment-for-talar-osteochondral-defects) *on* June 11, 2014 Lift, Drill, Fill and Fix (LDFF): A New Arthroscopic Treatment for Talar Osteochondral Defects ## [Valeant – Valeant Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval Of Jublia® for the Treatment of Onychomycosis](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/valeant-valeant-pharmaceuticals-announces-fda-approval-of-jublia-for-the-treatment-of-onychomycosis) *on* June 09, 2014 Valeant – Valeant Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval Of Jublia® for the Treatment of Onychomycosis. ## [Smith & Nephew in Play as Device Makers Combine: Real M&A – Bloomberg](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/smith-nephew-in-play-as-device-makers-combine-real-ma-bloomberg) *on* May 30, 2014 Smith & Nephew in Play as Device Makers Combine: Real M&A – Bloomberg. ## [Podiatry returns as Medi-Cal Benefit – California Healthline](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/podiatry-returns-as-medi-cal-benefit-california-healthline) *on* May 28, 2014 In a floor vote yesterday, the Assembly unanimously agreed to make podiatric services a Medi-Cal benefit. ## [Debunking the myth that “Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the Doctors” – NYTimes.com](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/debunking-the-myth-that-medicines-top-earners-are-not-the-doctors-nytimes-com) *on* May 19, 2014 Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s – NYTimes.com. 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