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Neurosurgery Urges CMS to Ban Step Therapy

Published: February 13, 2013
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure AdministratorCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244-1850 Via Electronic Delivery Re: Step Therapy for Part B Drugs in […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

Letter to Senator Murkowski discussing the Medicare Patient Empowerment Act

Published: February 8, 2013
RE: Support of S. 236, the “Medicare Patient Empowerment Act” Dear Senator Murkowski: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for soundfederal health care policy […]
  • Drugs and Devices
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
  • Graduate Medical Education
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AANS/CNS 2013 Legislative Agenda

Published: January 1, 2013
REFORMING THE REFORM ABOLISH THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD (IPAB)Established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the IPAB is a 15-member government board whosemembers are appointed by […]
  • Drugs and Devices
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
  • Graduate Medical Education
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Neurosurgery Supports AAMC Ad Promoting GME Funding

Published: January 1, 2013
If there’s no doctor,what will you do? Reducing the deficit is essential but America is running out of doctors. The nation faces a projected shortage of 90,000 doctors—fromprimary care physicians […]
  • Graduate Medical Education
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PQRS In a Nutshell

Published: January 1, 2013
Medicare’s Physician Quality ReportingSystem Program in Nutshell For the next two years, physicians may qualify for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) incentivepayments. In addition, physicians may qualify for additional incentive […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety