On March 10, the AANS, the CNS, and over 100 national and state medical societies called on Congress to include bipartisan legislation addressing the 2025 Medicare physician payment cuts in the full-year Continuing Resolution. In a joint statement, the organizations urged lawmakers to take immediate action to protect patient access by fixing these cuts and ensuring Medicare payment relief is included before the final vote. Subsequently, the AANS and the CNS issued a press release on the statement.
“Physicians are there for patients in decisive moments and now need Congress to step up when it matters,” said Alexander A. Khalessi, MD, MBA, chair of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee in the press release. “The annual Medicare Physician Fee Schedule adjustments threaten physician practice, particularly in rural and underserved areas. We implore Congress to include a fix in their final spending package and protect patients from a consolidation tipping point—one where access to high-value care settings may not survive.”
