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Neurosurgery Endorses Legislation to Increase Global Surgery Payments

Published: December 3, 2020
Dear Senator Paul: On behalf of the undersigned organizations representing surgeons across the United States, wewould like to express our strong support for the Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2020. […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Doc Members of Congress Urge Leaders to Prevent Medicare Cuts

Published: December 3, 2020
Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy: We urgently request that you address the impending cuts in the CY21 Medicare Physician FeeSchedule in any legislation moving through the House before the […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Act to Prevent Medicare Cuts

Published: December 3, 2020
RE: Urgent action needed to prevent Medicare payment cuts and maintain access to specialty care Dear Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader Hoyer, and Leader McCarthy: Thank you for […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Neurosurgery Comments on AUC Program

Published: November 27, 2020
Re: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request;Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services Dear Administrator Verma: The undersigned organizations appreciate the opportunity to comment […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Fund Trauma Grant Program

Published: November 20, 2020
Subject: Funding for the Military and Civilian Partnership for Trauma Readiness GrantProgram Dear Chairman Blunt and Ranking Member Murray: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and […]
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
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Neurosurgery Joins Coalition Letter to CMS re Data Validation for MIPS

Published: November 10, 2020
RE: Data Validation for Merit-based Incentive Payment System Performance Year 2020 Dear Dr. Green and Ms. Sugumar: The Physician Clinical Registry Coalition (Coalition) is a group of medical society-sponsoredclinical data […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Neurosurgeons Call On Congress to Delay AUC Imaging Program

Published: November 6, 2020
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members: In 2014, Congress passed the “Protecting Access to Medicare Act” (PAMA), establishing theAppropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program for advanced diagnostic imaging. Six years later, AUCProgram […]
  • Medical Liability Reform