From an artificial disc replacement lawsuit revived against a commercial payer to a spine device that was allegedly wrongfully denied coverage, here are three insurers involved in spine-related court cases:

From the 71 spine procedures that CMS could return to the inpatient-only list to the highest-paid CEOs in the spine device industry, here are 10 key reads for spine surgeons in August:

Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan is opening a new facility in Grand Rapids, local NBC affiliate News 8 reported July 30. 

A Louisiana-based orthopedic surgeon has pleaded guilty to workers compensation fraud, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

A Florida woman is suing Anthem, alleging that the insurance company didn't cover a spine device that should have been covered under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, designed to provide protections to as well as setting rules for employer-sponsored health insurance plans.

Orthofix's M6-C artificial disc is being evaluated for contiguous two-level symptomatic cervical radiculopathy, according to an Aug. 2 news release.

Ground has been broken for a medical office building that will house OrthoNebraska in Council Bluffs, Iowa, RebusinessOnline reported Aug. 2.

A center that recently gained private-equity investment and four more orthopedic practices to know:

A physician named to a university board of trustees and six more spine surgeons who moved to new practices or added to their titles in July:

From SeaSpine's purchase of a highly touted imaging system to a multibillion dollar deal that bolstered Stryker's extremities portfolio, here are eight acquisitions of $100 million or more made in  the last eight months:

AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute is building a spine-focused medical facility with real estate investment firm Verax Investments in Winter Garden, Fla., the investment firm said Aug. 2. 

The spine market continued to stabilize in the second quarter as NuVasive reported a 44.8 percent increase in second-quarter net sales compared to the same period last year.

Summit Orthopedics, a 46-physician practice in Woodbury, Minn., broke ground Aug. 2 on a 25,000-square-foot clinic in Lakeville, Sunthisweek reported Aug. 2.

From comments on CMS proposed changes to advice for aspiring physician leaders, here are quotes from four surgeons that caught the attention of Becker's readers this week:

As spine surgery continues to accelerate towards the outpatient space, it is becoming more evident that fewer procedures will be performed in the inpatient setting.

Penn Highlands DuBois (Pa.) has performed 200 robotic-assisted hip and knee replacements, WTAJ reported July 29.

Construction is booming in orthopedics as many hospital expansions and surgical facilities pick up steam in 2022. Here are 16 of the largest orthopedic projects in the works across the U.S.:

Muncie-based Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital's orthopedic center is getting a dedicated ASC and will hire eight physicians over the next five years, the Muncie Star Press reported July 30.

Orthopedic surgical robots and navigation systems still have a long way to go when it comes to accuracy, according to Richard Berger, MD, of Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

Intraoperative neuromonitoring services provider Assure Holdings has partnered with neurosurgeon W. Lee Warren, MD, to perform neuromonitoring procedures in Nebraska, the 11th state it now operates in.