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Letters

AANS and CNS Request Delay in AUC Imaging Requirements

Published: March 20, 2020
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members: The undersigned organizations applaud the swift action by Congress on passage of an emergencysupplemental spending bill to address the most urgent COVID-19 response needs. While […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Surgical Coalition Asks Congress for COVID-19 Relief

Published: March 19, 2020
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy, Majority Leader McConnell, and Minority LeaderSchumer: On behalf of the 22 undersigned organizations representing physicians and patients currently faced withthe onset of Coronavirus Disease […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
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Neurosurgery Leads Effort to Prevent Medicare Payment Cuts

Published: March 19, 2020
Dear Leader McConnell and Speaker Pelosi: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, thank you for your swift efforts to provide relief forthe immediate and escalating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Neurosurgery Comments on Federal Health IT Strategic Plan

Published: March 18, 2020
RE: 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan Dear Secretary Azar and Dr. Rucker, On behalf of the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”), representing more than 100,000specialty physicians from 15 […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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AANS and CNS Endorse Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act

Published: March 18, 2020
SUBJECT: H.R. 6283, The Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020 Dear Representatives Ruiz and Bucshon: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of […]
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
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AANS and CNS Lead Effort on Surprise Medical Bills 3.4.2020

Published: March 4, 2020
Dear Committee Leaders, On behalf of the undersigned medical organizations, we want to thank you for your efforts tocraft a balanced, bipartisan solution to end surprise medical bills for our […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
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AANS and CNS Join Other Groups in Sending Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of MISSION ZERO Act, funding for the Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant Program

Published: February 12, 2020
Dear Chairwoman Lowey and DeLauro and Ranking Members Granger and Cole: As you consider Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations for Fiscal Year FY (2021), theTrauma Coalition, a broad group […]
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
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AANS and CNS Join Other Groups in Sending Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of MISSION ZERO Act, funding for the Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant Program

Published: February 12, 2020
Dear Chairmen Shelby and Blunt, Vice Chair Leahy and Ranking Member Murray: As you consider Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations for Fiscal Year FY (2021), theTrauma Coalition, a broad […]
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
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Neurosurgery Sends Letter to First Coast on Coverage for Magnetic Resonance Image Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for Essential Tremor (ET)

Published: February 8, 2020
Juan L. Schaening, MD, Contractor Medical DirectorAlicia Campbell, MD, Contractor Medical DirectorFirst Coast Service Options, Inc.P.O. Box 2078Jacksonville, FL 32231-0048 Submitted Electronically via Medical.Policy@fcso.com SUBJECT: Support for Coverage for Magnetic […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management