Reimbursement and Practice Management

On April 14, 2015, Congress repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) permanently eliminates SGR and provides positive annual payment updates lasting through 2019. Since MACRA significantly changes the way Medicare pays physicians, we have developed a MACRA Resource Page to help educate neurosurgeons about this topic. In addition to our efforts on MACRA, the Coding and Reimbursement Committee is actively involved in bringing or reviewing new or revised CPT codes, is a strong advocate for appropriate valuation of neurosurgical services and neurosurgery’s Rapid Response Team works tirelessly to ensure that third party payors cover necessary neurosurgical services.

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Letters

Neurosurgery Asks Congress for Positive Medicare Payment Updates

Published: October 15, 2019
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members, The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”) represents more than 100,000 specialty physicians andis dedicated to the development of sound federal health care policy that […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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AANS/CNS Comment on CMS’ Action Plan on Pain Management

Published: October 11, 2019
Subject: Request for Information (RFI) on the Development of a CMS Action Plan toPrevent Opioid Addiction and Enhance Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Neurosurgery Comments on CY 2020 Medicare OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule

Published: September 27, 2019
Subject: CMS-1717-P Medicare Program: Calendar Year 2020 Hospital OutpatientProspective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems andQuality Reporting Programs Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological […]
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Neurosurgery Joins Registry Coalition in Commenting on Medicare Fee Schedule

Published: September 27, 2019
RE: Physician Clinical Registry Coalition’s Comments on the Proposed CY 2020Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule andUpdates to the Quality Payment Program (CMS-1715-P) Dear Administrator Verma: […]
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Congress Urges CMS to Increase Global Surgery Code Values

Published: September 27, 2019
Dear Administrator Verma: We are writing to express our strong opposition to a provision in the 2020 Medicare Physician FeeSchedule proposed rule. Specifically, we are very concerned with the proposal […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Neurosurgery Joins Medicine in a Letter to CMS Regarding Prior Authorization

Published: September 20, 2019
Dear Administrator Verma: The undersigned physician organizations support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’(CMS) Patients Over Paperwork initiative and applaud CMS for tackling the challenging issue ofprior authorization (PA) […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Neurosurgery Comments on Proposed 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Published: September 13, 2019
Subject: CMS-1715-P Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under thePhysician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2020;Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Quality Payment Program; andMedicaid […]
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Neurosurgeons Statement to the House Committee on Small Business Regarding Utilization Management: Barriers to Care and Burdens on Small Medical Practice

Published: September 11, 2019
Statement for the Recordon behalf of theAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeonsand theCongress of Neurological Surgeonsbefore theCommittee on Small BusinessU.S. House of Representativeson the topic ofUtilization Management: Barriers to Care and […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Neurosurgery Sends Letter to First Coast on MRgFUS for Essential Tremor

Published: July 30, 2019
SUBJECT: Support for Coverage for Magnetic Resonance Image-Guided High IntensityFocused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for Essential Tremor (ET) LCD L33777 Dear Drs. Schaening and Campbell: On behalf of the American Association of […]
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Neurosurgery Sends Comments to CSG on Vertebral Augmentation

Published: July 25, 2019
SUBJECT: Comments on Proposed LCD DL 38201 for Percutaneous VertebralAugmentation (PVA) for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) Dear Dr. Berman: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), […]
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Neurosurgery Sends Comments to WPS on Vertebral Augmentatio

Published: July 19, 2019
SUBJECT: Comments on Proposed LCD DL 38213 for Percutaneous VertebralAugmentation (PVA) for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) Dear Dr. Holzmacher: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), […]
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Neurosurgery Sends Comments to NGS on Vertebral Augmentation

Published: July 19, 2019
SUBJECT: Comments on Proposed LCD DL 33569 for Percutaneous VertebralAugmentation (PVA) for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) Dear Ms. Muir: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), […]
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