The high quality of medical care we enjoy today is built upon years of effort by physicians and other medical professionals investigating the causes of and potential treatments for disease. The tireless effort by countless medical professionals combined with federally-funded biomedical research has greatly improved our quality of life. Diseases that were once a death sentence are now treatable. Given this, the AANS and CNS continue to urge Congress to expand the scope of the current federal policy on medical research and to ensure that appropriate funding is allocated to such programs.
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Letters
Published: March 15, 2021
SUBJECT: Feedback on Draft 2021-2026 NINDS Strategic Plan Dear Drs. Koroshetz and Schor: On behalf of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery (AAcNS), American Association ofNeurological Surgeons (AANS), American Board […]
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The Honorable Yvette ClarkeU.S. House of Representatives2058 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515 SUBJECT: Neurosurgery Support for H.R. 1553, Ellie’s Law Dear Representative Clarke, On behalf of the American Association […]
Letters
Published: December 4, 2020
Dear President-elect Biden: The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, and the 349 undersigned member organizationsrepresenting patients, clinicians, scientists, educators, academic institutions, researchorganizations, and industry, thank you for your steadfast […]
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Dear Chairwoman DeLauro and Ranking Member Cole: The 33 undersigned member organizations of the National Coalition for Heart and StrokeResearch urge Congress to support the fight against heart disease, stroke, […]
Letters
Published: October 15, 2019
Dear Chairman Shelby, Vice Chairman Leahy, Chairman Blunt, and Ranking Member Murray: The 33 undersigned member organizations of the National Coalition for Heart and StrokeResearch urge Congress to support the […]
Letters
Published: October 15, 2019
Dear Chairwoman Lowey, Ranking Member Granger, Chairwoman DeLauro,and Ranking Member Cole: The 33 undersigned member organizations of the National Coalition for Heart and StrokeResearch urge Congress to support the fight […]
Letters
Published: September 30, 2019
SUBJECT: NINDS strategic plan planning process input from national organizedneurological surgical organizations Dear Dr. Schor: On behalf of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AAcNS), American Association ofNeurological Surgeons (AANS), […]
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SUBJECT: S. 2010, the CCM-CARE Act Dear Senator Udall, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), we are pleased to support […]
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SUBJECT: H.R. 3573, the CCM-CARE Act Dear Representative Lujan, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), we are pleased to support […]
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Dear Chairmen Pallone and Neal and Ranking Members Walden and Brady, The undersigned are writing to express our strong support for the reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute […]
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Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Wyden, The undersigned are writing to express our strong support for the reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Our health care […]
Article
Published: March 17, 2019
The 304 undersigned members of the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, which representspatient groups, scientific societies, research institutions, health professionals, educators, andindustry, are extremely grateful to Congress for making […]
Letters
Published: January 30, 2019
SUBJECT: Neurosurgery Support for H.R. 594, Ellie’s Law Dear Representative Clarke, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we are pleased […]
Letters
Published: September 12, 2018
Dear Chairmen Blunt and Cole and Ranking Members Murray and DeLauro: As you begin your conference committee negotiations to finalize the FY 2019 Labor, Health and HumanServices, and Education (L-HHS-E) […]
Article
The almost 800 undersigned organizations—representing the full range of stakeholders supporting theDepartments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill(Labor-HHS)—urge you to increase the fiscal […]
Letters
Published: February 7, 2017
Dear President Trump, Speaker Ryan, Leader McConnell, Leader Pelosi, and Leader Schumer: As the new Administration and 115th Congress begin, the 260 undersigned members of the AdHoc Group for Medical […]
Letters
Published: January 1, 2017
Dear Chairmen Blunt and Cole and Ranking Members Murray and DeLauro: On behalf of the undersigned 86 organizations, we are writing to thank you for your continuedsupport for the Centers […]
Letters
Published: April 27, 2016
Dear Chairman Alexander and Ranking Member Murray, The undersigned organizations are writing to thank you for assigning a top priority to advancingInnovations legislation and to offer our strong support as […]
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Dear Representative: The Alliance of Specialty Medicine urges you to vote “yes” on the House passage of H.R. 6, the “21st Century CuresAct.” The Alliance is a coalition of national […]
