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Letters

AANS/CNS Urged Lawmakers to Reform SGR

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 […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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AANS/CNS Comment on Proposed 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

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 […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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A letter to the Food and Drug Administration regarding posterior cervical screws

Published: August 28, 2012
RE: Classification of posterior cervical screws, including pedicle and lateralmass screws [Docket No. FDA–2012–N–0001] FDA Orthopaedic andRehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Dear Ms. Anderson: The American […]
  • Drugs and Devices
  • Medical Liability Reform
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A letter commenting on the Seniors’ Choice Act

Published: June 4, 2012
Dear Senator Coburn,On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), representing 4,000 practicing neurosurgeons in the United States, we arepleased to support […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Letters

A letter commenting on the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Reform

Published: May 25, 2012
Subject: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Reform Dear Chairman Camp: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), representing 4,000 practicing neurosurgeons […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety