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Neurosurgery Joins AMA in Sending Letter to NAIC Regarding Network Adequacy

Published: October 26, 2015
RE: Managed Care Plan Network Adequacy Model Act Dear Commissioners Sevigny, Kreidler, and Members of the Health Insurance and ManagedCare (B) Committee: The undersigned organizations representing health care consumers, physicians, […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
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Neurosurgeons Commend Senate for Passing Historic Medicare Legislation

Published: April 14, 2015
Neurosurgeons Commend Senate for Passing Historic Medicare LegislationCongress Finally Sends Medicare’s Flawed Physician Payment System to the Trash Heap Washington, DC – The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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PQRS 2015 What Neurosurgeons Need to Know

Published: March 31, 2015
Physician Quality Reporting System What Neurosurgeons Need to Know for 2015 Since 2007, the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) has been a voluntary federal program, offeringMedicare incentive payments to physicians […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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AANS and CNS Join 750 Organizations in Calling for Repeal of SGR

Published: March 16, 2015
Dear Speaker Boehner: The undersigned state and national medical associations strongly urge you to repeal the failedMedicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula before the expiration of the current paymentpatch. During […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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AANS and CNS Send Letter to CMS Concerning ICD-10 implementation

Published: March 4, 2015
Dear Acting Administrator Slavitt: The undersigned organizations are writing to you concerning the agency’s implementation plansfor moving to ICD-10, a code set named under the Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management