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Neurosurgery Joins the Regulatory Relief Coalition to Express Concerns about Prior Authorization

Last updated: July 24, 2025

RE: Subcommittee Hearing on Medicare Advantage: Past Lessons, Present Insights, Future Opportunities on July 22, 2025 Dear Chairmen Smith, Buchanan, and Schweikert and Ranking Members Neal, Doggett, and Sewell: On […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins Surgical Coalition in Opposition to CMS’ WISeR Model and Its Impact on Patient Care

Last updated: July 17, 2025

Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBAAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244 RE: WISeR Model in Medicare Fee-for-Service Dear Administrator Oz, On behalf […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgeons Urge Senate to Reconsider Student Loan Caps

Last updated: June 26, 2025

Dear Chairman Cassidy and Ranking Member Sanders: On behalf of the following organizations, we would like to express our concern with some of the language put forth by the HELP […]

• Graduate Medical Education

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Neurosurgery Supports Inclusion of the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act in the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025

Last updated: July 22, 2025

Subject: Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025 Dear Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen: I’m writing on behalf of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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Neurosurgery Leads Coalition Letter on Medicare Payment

Last updated: June 23, 2025

VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION Dear Leader Thune and Majority Whip Barrasso: On behalf of the undersigned clinician and other professional organizations, we respectfully urge the Senate to include the Medicare payment […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery responds to FY 2026 Hospital Inpatient Proposed Rule

Last updated: June 11, 2025

June 10, 2024 Mehmet Oz, MDAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesATTN: CMS-1833-PP.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov Subject: CMS-1833-P Hospital […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins the Alliance in Responding to CMS Request on Medicare Deregulation

Last updated: July 7, 2025

The Honorable Mehmet OzAdministratorCenter for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244 Re: Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation of the Medicare Program Request for […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins Coalition Letter Urging Senate to Restore PTET Deduction

Last updated: June 10, 2025

June 9, 2025 Dear Majority Leader Thune and Majority Whip Barrasso, On behalf of America’s healthcare professionals, we write to voice our urgent concern regardinga tax provision in H.R. 1, […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins Trauma Coalition Urging Congress to Protect Critical Medicaid Support

Last updated: June 24, 2025

Dear Leader Thune, Leader Schumer, Speaker Johnson, and Leader Jeffries, On behalf of the Trauma Coalition, we write to express strong support for Medicaid and to urge Congress to protect […]

• Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke

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Neurosurgery Opposes the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act

Last updated: June 5, 2025

Dear Chairman Guthrie, Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Pallone, and Ranking Member Neal: On April 10, the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act (H.R. 2757), which would decrease thequality of hearing healthcare […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety