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On April 14, 2015, Congress repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.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.
Key Resources
Letters
Published: December 14, 2012
Dear Speaker Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Reid, Chairman Camp, Chairman Upton and ChairmanBaucus: As Congress considers legislation to address our nation’s economy, including the “fiscal cliff,” theAlliance of Specialty Medicine […]
Letters
Published: December 11, 2012
Subject: Washington State Health Care Authority’s HTA of Carotid ArteryStenting – Draft Key Questions Dear Mr. Morse, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress […]
Letters
Published: October 15, 2012
Dear Chairman Baucus and Senator Hatch: The United States health care system is in the midst of profound change, and we nowhave a unique opportunity to improve and restructure how […]
Letters
Published: October 5, 2012
RE: Draft Key Questions for Health Technology Assessment of Cervical Spinal Fusionfor Degenerative Disc Disease Dear Mr. Morse: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and the Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons […]
Letters
Published: September 4, 2012
RE: CMS-1590-P Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician FeeSchedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2013 Dear Administrator Tavenner: On behalf of the American Association of […]
Letters
Subject: Anthem Policy Mechanical Embolectomy for Treatment of Acute Stroke Dear Dr. Whitney, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the American Society ofNeuroradiology, the Congress of […]
Letters
Subject: BCBSM Policy on Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion Dear Dr. Simmer: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), and our AANS/CNS […]
Letters
Published: January 30, 2012
Subject: Draft Health Technology Assessment: BMP for Spinal Fusion To Whom it May Concern: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), […]
