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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
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Surgical Groups Support Legislation to Prevent Medicare Pay Cuts

Published: November 2, 2020
Dear Representatives Bera, Bucshon, Boyle, Holding, Ruiz, Roe, Finkenauer, and Marshall: On behalf of the undersigned organizations representing surgeons across the United States, wewould like to express our support for […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Neurosurgery Supports Medicare Coverage for Innovative Technologies

Published: November 2, 2020
Subject: CMS-3372-P Medicare Program: Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology(MCIT) and Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary” Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management