SUBJECT: CMS-1654-P Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Medicare
Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017; Data
Collection for Global Surgical Services
Dear Mr. Slavitt:
On behalf of the 4,000 practicing neurosurgeons in the United States, the American Association of
Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) appreciate the
opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed 10- and 90-
day global surgery package data collection plan. We have submitted comments related to other payment
and quality issues addressed in the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule in a separate letter.
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