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Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Fund National Concussion Surveillance System

Last updated: April 8, 2025

Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader McCarthy: As you consider appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s(CDC) National Center for Injury […]

• Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke

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Neurosurgeons Urge Funding for Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program

Last updated: April 8, 2025

Dear Chairman Leahy, Vice Chairman Shelby, Chair DeLauro, and Ranking Member Granger: As you negotiate a final fiscal year (FY) 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and RelatedAgencies (Labor-HHS) […]

• Graduate Medical Education

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Neurosurgery Urges Biden Administration to Fix Surprise Billing Reg

Last updated: April 8, 2025

Re: Concerns with Interim Final Rule Requirements Related to Surprise Billing: Part IIimplementing the No Surprises Act (NSA) Dear Secretaries, Becerra, Walsh, and Yellen: On behalf of the undersigned organizations […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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Neurosurgery Joins 300+ Groups in Urging Passage of NIH Funding Bill

Last updated: April 8, 2025

Dear Chairwoman DeLauro, Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Granger, and Vice ChairmanShelby: Thank you for your past leadership in championing sustained, real growth in medical researchfunding. As Congress begins to draft […]

• Biomedical Research

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Neurosurgeons Urge MedPAC to Adopt Policies that Leverage Clinical Data Registries

Last updated: April 8, 2025

Dear Chairman Chernew, Executive Director Mathews, and MedPAC Commissioners and Staff: The undersigned members of the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition (the “Coalition”)respectfully request the opportunity to virtually meet with representatives […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

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Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Fund Pediatric Device Consortium at FDA

Last updated: April 8, 2025

Dear Chairwoman Baldwin, Chairman Bishop, Ranking Member Hoeven, and Ranking MemberFortenberry: On behalf of the 20 undersigned organizations, we write to thank you for your long-standing support ofthe Pediatric Device […]

• Drugs and Devices

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AANS/CNS Support Brain Act

Last updated: April 8, 2025

The Honorable Earl BlumenauerU.S. House of Representatives1111 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515 SUBJECT: H.R. 5435, the Bringing Regulatory Advances Into Neuroscience (BRAIN) Act Dear Representative Blumenauer, On behalf of […]

• Biomedical Research

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Neurosurgery Reinforces Request for CMS to Increase Global Surgery Code Values

Last updated: April 8, 2025

Gift TeeDirector, Practitioner Services, Center for MedicareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244 Re: CMS Meeting with Surgical Specialty Representatives on Global Codes Update Dear Mr. Tee, […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Writes U.S. Attorney General re Intrathecal Pain Pumps & Controlled Substances Act

Last updated: April 8, 2025

The Honorable Merrick B. GarlandAttorney General of the United StatesU.S. Department of Justice950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20530-0001 Dear Mr. Attorney General: On behalf of the American Medical Association (AMA) […]

• Drugs and Devices

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Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Endorsing Prior Auth Reform Legislation

Last updated: April 8, 2025

Re: Support of S. 3018, Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act Dear Senators Marshall, Sinema, and Thune:As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for […]

• Medical Liability Reform