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House Members Urge Leaders to Prevent Medicare Payment Cuts

Last updated: October 15, 2024

Dear Speaker Johnson and Minority Leader Jeffries: The undersigned bipartisan members of Congress write to urge you to expeditiously pass legislative fixes that not only stop another damaging round of […]

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Neurosurgery Comments on HTI-2 Proposed Rule

Last updated: October 16, 2024

Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPPNational CoordinatorAssistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health InformationTechnologyU.S. Department of Health and Human Services330 C Street, SW, 7th FloorWashington, DC 20024 Submitted […]

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AANS and CNS Supports The Access to Claims Data Act of 2024

Last updated: October 10, 2024

Dear Representatives Bucshon, Schrier, and Kilmer, The undersigned organizations would like to thank you for your leadership in sponsoring the Access to Claims Data Act of 2024. This bipartisan legislation […]

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Neurosurgery Supports the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, H.R. 9001

Last updated: September 17, 2024

H.R. 9001Physician-Led Hospital Coalition Letter We, the 86 undersigned organizations that represent physicians and patients, support the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, H.R. 9001. The bill […]

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Neurosurgery responds to 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Last updated: September 11, 2024

Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSureAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesATTN: CMS-1807-PP.O. Box 8016Baltimore, M.D. 21244-1850 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov Subject: CMS-1807-P Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY […]

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AANS and CNS Urge Congress to Provide Physicians with Inflation-Based Medicare Payment Update

Last updated: September 18, 2024

Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Jeffries: On behalf of the undersigned physician and non-physician organizations, representing more than one million clinicians and the […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Surgical Coalition in Statement on Medicare Payment Challenges

Last updated: September 10, 2024

Medicare Payment Challenges Facing Surgical Care September 2024 The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to put forth annual regulations that exacerbate the underlying problems within the […]

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Neurosurgery Responds to 2025 Medicare OPPS ASC Proposed Rule

Last updated: September 10, 2024

Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesUS Department of Health and Human ServicesATTN: CMS-1809-PPO Box 8010Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov Subject: CMS-1809-P Medicare Program: Calendar Year […]

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AANS and CNS Join Alliance in Commenting on Proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Last updated: September 16, 2024

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-1807-PMail Stop C4-26-05,7500 Security Boulevard,Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Submitted electronically via Regulations.gov RE: CY 2025 Payment Policies […]

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AANS and CNS Support Electronic Prior Authorization Legislation for Prescription Drugs

Last updated: September 5, 2024

Subject: Support for the Electronic Prior Authorization for Prescription Drugs Act Dear Senators Marshall, Lujan, Wicker, and Manchin: On behalf of the Regulatory Relief Coalition (RRC), a coalition of national […]

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