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description: Get the latest foot and ankle care updates from San Francisco's top podiatry practice, San Mateo Podiatry Group. (17)
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## [Google Glass: Scalpel Please](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/google-glass-scalpel-please)
*on* July 03, 2013
A surgeon at a Maine hospital has performed what’s being touted as the first surgical procedure broadcast using Google Glass.
## [a popular myth about running injuries: pronation unmasked](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/a-popular-myth-about-running-injuries-pronation-unmasked)
*on* June 26, 2013
Today’s NYTimes Well blog featured a story near and dear to the hearts of many of our runner patients, namely, how much pronation is right, and if you have too much or too little, are you likely to be injured? Some background: pronation is an often misapplied term. In its strictest sense, it is...
## [Podiatrists in Medicaid Create $44:1 Cost Savings](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/podiatrists-in-medicaid-create-441-cost-savings)
*on* June 24, 2013
An APMA podiatrist presented a first-of-its-kind study as a late-breaking research abstract at the 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Symposium in Chicago last week. The study’s findings support the need to include podiatrists in Medicaid.
## [If restaurants were paid like Doctors.](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/if-restaurants-were-paid-like-doctors)
*on* June 01, 2013
Megan Lewis, M.D., a family physician in rural Colorado, recently wrote a post making the analogy between eating at a restaurant and submitting a medical claim. While the thrust of the story accurately portrays the often Orwellian process of dealing with insurance companies; She leaves out a very...
## [UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/unitedhealth-aetna-and-cigna-opt-out-of-california-insurance-exchange)
*on* May 29, 2013
Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California are all expected to participate in the state-run market for individual health coverage. May 22, 2013 By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times
## [Oakland A’s pitcher Brett Anderson diagnosed with stress foot fracture](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/oakland-as-pitcher-brett-anderson-diagnosed-with-stress-foot-fracture)
*on* May 17, 2013
Stress fractures of the foot and ankle can be particularly challenging to treat as they represent a subtle, often missed injury. Navicular stress fractures are especially challenging, given the anatomy of the area and the high pressure the bone carries.
## [HELLPP Act – HR 1761](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/hellpp-act-hr-1761)
*on* April 25, 2013
On April 25, HR 1761, The Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act, was introduced in the 113th Congress by US Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE).
## [Noted surgeon Dr. James Andrews wants your young athlete to stay healthy by playing less](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/noted-surgeon-dr-james-andrews-wants-your-young-athlete-to-stay-healthy-by-playing-less)
*on* February 27, 2013
Dr. James Andrews is easily the most recognized orthopedic surgeon focused on sports medicine and athletes in the USA, if not the world. And he things that we are pushing our kids too hard. And he is right. In his book, “Any Given Monday: Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them, for Athletes,...
## [Health insurers 2012 Earnings: from amednews](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/health-insurers-report-2012-earnings-with-eyes-on-aca-in-2014)
*on* February 18, 2013
Health insurers report 2012 earnings with eyes on ACA in 2014  - By BOB COOK, amednews staff — Posted Feb. 18, 2013 During health insurance companies’ discussions with stock analysts about what happened in 2012 and what they expect to happen in 2013, much of the talk instead...
## [Stryker CEO says firm’s foot and ankle business is taking on likes of Wright Medical & Arthrex](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/stryker-ceo-says-firms-foot-ankle-business-taking-likes-wright-medical-arthrex)
*on* January 08, 2013
Stryker CEO says firm’s foot and ankle business is taking on likes of Wright Medical & Arthrex.
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