Non-opioid pain management gets separate pay in 2026
As the third-highest opioid-prescribing medical specialty representing 6 to 8 percent of all U.S. opioid prescriptions, orthopedic surgeons carry an outsized share of responsibility for reducing patients’ opioid exposure. Orthopedic procedures dominate this pattern as they represent four of the five surgeries with the highest opioid prescription rates among patients aged 45 to 64. Even more alarming, orthopedic surgeons often treat young and active patients, and for many, surgery …
Non-opioid pain management gets separate pay in 2026
