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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Dear Mr. Chairman, Thank you for inviting the Alliance of Specialty Medicine to provide comments and recommendations related tothe Senate Finance Committee’s effort to produce patient-focused health care legislation. The […]
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SUBJECT: Health Care Reform Dear Chairman Hatch: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we are writing to offer our thoughts on […]
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When insured patients are treated in the hospital, they should be confident in the knowledge that their healthinsurance will cover them. Unfortunately, a growing number of these patients are finding […]
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Background In 1996, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published the report “Telemedicine: A Guide to AssessingTelecommunications for Health Care,” where telemedicine was defined as “the use of electronicinformation and communications […]
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The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons(CNS) would like to express their strong support for H.R. 1876, the Good Samaritan Health ProfessionalsAct of 2017, […]
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Dear Member of Congress: We, the undersigned organizations, wish to express our support for the “Patient Access to HigherQuality Health Care Act of 2017.” This common-sense legislation would repeal the […]
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Dear Congressman Hudson: On behalf of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) and other interestedstakeholders, we wish to thank you for your leadership role in introducing the Accessible […]
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RE: Support for H.R. 1766, the “Medical Practice Freedom Act” Dear Representatives Roe and Blackburn, As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound federal […]
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SUBJECT: H.R. 1565, the Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act Dear Representative Barr, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), we appreciate your […]
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RE: H.R. 1565 – Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act Dear Representatives Barr and Cuellar: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound federal health […]
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RE: Support for H.R. 1704, the “Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS (ACCESS) Act” Dear Representative Hudson: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for […]
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RE: Support for H.R. 1876, the “Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act” Dear Representatives: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound federalhealth care policy […]
