The AANS and CNS support legislation to provide common sense, proven, comprehensive medical liability reform. Federal legislation modeled after the laws in California or Texas, which includes reasonable limits on noneconomic damages, represents the "gold standard." The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has shown that comprehensive medical liability reform would provide $54 billion in savings to the federal government. Other solutions should be adopted including: (1) Applying the Federal Tort Claims Act to services mandated by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act; (2) liability protections for physicians who volunteer their services; (3) liability protections for physicians who follow practice guidelines set by their specialties; and (4) clarifying that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) did not create any new causes of action. Organized neurosurgery, together with coalitions of medical organizations, is leading the charge to tackle medical liability reform.
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Letters
Published: December 11, 2017
Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan and Leader Pelosi, The undersigned surgical organizations urge Congress not to include Medicare cuts that could threatenpatient access to quality care in […]
Letters
Published: November 20, 2017
SUBJECT: Innovation Center New Direction – Request for Information Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), representing more than […]
Letters
Published: November 20, 2017
RE: Innovation Center New Direction – Request for Information Dear Ms. Verma, The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”) represents more than 100,000 specialtyphysicians from thirteen specialty and subspecialty societies. […]
Letters
Published: November 20, 2017
Dear Administrator Verma: The Healthcare Leaders for Accountable Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid (AIM)coalition is pleased to share our perspective with you on the “Centers for Medicare andMedicaid Services: Innovation […]
Letters
Published: November 1, 2017
Dear Senators Portman and Bennet: We are writing to convey our strong support for S. 2051, “The Medicare Care CoordinationImprovement Act of 2017.” Your legislation would substantially improve care coordinationfor […]
Letters
Published: November 1, 2017
Dear Representatives Bucshon, Ruiz, Marchant and Kind: We are writing to convey our strong support for H.R. 4206, “The Medicare Care CoordinationImprovement Act of 2017.” Your legislation would substantially improve […]
Letters
Published: November 1, 2017
Dear Representative Sessions: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound federal health care policythat fosters patient access to the highest quality specialty care. […]
Letters
Published: November 1, 2017
RE: CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act – substitute to H.R. 3922 Dear Speaker Ryan and Minority Leader Pelosi: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for […]
Letters
Published: October 12, 2017
Dear Senators Blunt and Reed and Representatives Long and Courtney: On behalf of organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children andadolescents, we write to endorse H.R. 3767 […]
Letters
Published: October 12, 2017
Dear Chairman Burgess and Ranking Member Green: On behalf of organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children andadolescents, we write to urge you to include support for […]
Letters
Published: October 12, 2017
Dear Senators Blunt and Reed and Representatives Long and Courtney: On behalf of organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children andadolescents, we write to endorse H.R. 3767 […]
Letters
Published: October 3, 2017
RE: Support passage of H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2017 Dear Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our […]
Letters
Published: October 3, 2017
RE: Support passage of H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2017 Dear Chairman Brady and Ranking Member Neal: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our […]
Letters
Published: October 3, 2017
RE: Helping Ensure Access for Little ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping InsuranceDelivery Stable (HEALTHY KIDS) Act Dear Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone: As the Alliance of Specialty […]
Letters
Published: October 3, 2017
SUBJECT: Repeal IPAB, Pass H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors’ Accessto Medicare Act Dear Chairman Brady and Ranking Member Neal: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and […]
Letters
Published: October 3, 2017
SUBJECT: Repeal IPAB, Pass H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors’ Accessto Medicare Act Dear Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and […]
Letters
Published: October 2, 2017
Dear Chairman Alexander and Ranking Member Murray, We, the undersigned organizations, would like to express our strong support for S.808, the SportsMedicine Licensure Clarity Act, and we respectfully request that […]
Letters
Published: September 28, 2017
Dear Secretary Price and Administrator Verma: On behalf of the 21 undersigned medical organizations, we are writing to express our deepconcerns with the new methodology for updating malpractice (MP) relative […]
Letters
Letter to the Editor, Wall Street Journal Regarding the story on recent reductions in lawsuits (We Won’t See You in Court: TheEra of Lawsuits is Waning, July 24), we would […]
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RE: Support for H.R. 1215, the “Protecting Access to Care Act” Dear Representative King: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound federal health […]
Letters
Dear Speaker Ryan: On behalf of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) and other interestedstakeholders, we wish to thank you for scheduling a floor vote on the Protecting […]
Letters
SUBJECT: Support for H.R. 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act Dear Speaker Ryan, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we […]
Letters
Dear Senators Schatz, Wicker, Cochran, Cardin, Thune and Warner: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we commend you for introducing S. […]
Letters
Dear Senator Cassidy and Senator Collins, As the authors of the Patient Freedom Act (S. 191) and as leaders in developing patient-focused health care policy,the Alliance of Specialty Medicine writes […]
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SUBJECT: Affordable Health Insurance for the Middle Class Act Dear Senator Feinstein: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons(CNS) support your efforts to expand access […]
