How Buy-and-Bill is Breaking Bone Health

“When you get a hip fracture, there is a 30% chance that you die within the next year. Let’s say you have renal disease or something like that—the risk jumps to 50%. These patients not being able to be on the right medication because it’s financially hard to make these clinics work - is going to kill people because they aren’t going to get the care they need.”

– Dr. Russell Goode

In today’s episode, we’re taking a close look at how the buy-and-bill reimbursement model is breaking bone health in the United States. Our guest, Dr. Russell Goode, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement, including the anterior approach and robotic-assisted, muscle-sparing techniques. He has performed more than 8,000 fracture-related procedures and co-directs the Gulf Ortho ...