Symmetry Medical (Warsaw, Indiana), a developer of device solutions, including surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, and sterilization cases and trays, said that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the surgical instruments business of Codman & Shurtleff (Raynham, Massachusetts), a Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, New Jersey) company for $165 million.

Donald Berwick's tenure at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services was brief, but should come as no shock to anyone who knows how the former physician came to the job. What's stunning is how many believe the Obama administration and House and Senate Democrats bear no responsibility for the brevity of his stint at CMS. Let's take things in chronological order. First, President Obama and Democrats in Congress drafted what is probably the largest piece of legislation ever to pass without any input from the legislative minority. They then rammed the vote through Congress with only feeble support...