The future of big orthopedic device companies: Boom or bust?
Seven orthopedic industry thought leaders predict what the future holds for big orthopedic device companies. Chase Behrendt, MBA, CMPE, CEO, Fox Valley Orthopaedics (Geneva, Ill.): I see the orthopedic device companies continuing to do well over the course of the next several years as they pursue mergers and acquisitions to take advantage of economies of scale and tax inversions to lower their corporate tax rates. Inevitably, the payers will reduce reimbursement to providers