Letters

Letters

Neurosurgery Sends Letter of Support to House L-HHS-E Appropriations in Support of Funding for National Concussion Surveillance System

Last updated: April 10, 2025

Subject: Funding for National Concussion Surveillance System Dear Chairwoman DeLauro and Ranking Member Cole: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS) and […]

• Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke

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Neurosurgery Thanks Congress for Additional GME Funding

Last updated: April 10, 2025

Dear Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, and Leader McCarthy: The undersigned organizations, representing 85 associations and specialty societies and membersof the GME Advocacy Coalition, thank you for investing in […]

• Graduate Medical Education

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Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Commenting on Prior Authorization Reform 01.04.21

Last updated: April 10, 2025

RE: Reducing Provider and Patient Burden by Improving Prior Authorization Processes, andPromoting Patients’ Electronic Access to Health Information (CMS-9123-P) Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of more than 100,000 specialty physicians, […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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Neurosurgery Endorses Senate Prior Auth Reform Legislation

Last updated: April 10, 2025

Re: Support of S. 5044, the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act Dear Senators Brown and Thune: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Use Provider Relief Fund to Prevent Medicare Cuts

Last updated: April 10, 2025

Dear Congressional Leadership, On behalf of the 21 undersigned organizations representing surgeons and anesthesiologists across theUnited States, we strongly urge you to take action before Congress adjourns for the year […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Adopt its 3-Point Plan for Preventing Medicare Cuts

Last updated: April 10, 2025

Dear Congressional Leadership: On behalf of the 20 undersigned organizations representing surgeons across the United States, we write to youtoday regarding significant concerns with the devastating Medicare physician payment cuts […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Senators Urge Leaders to Prevent Medicare Cuts

Last updated: April 10, 2025

Dear Leaders McConnell and Schumer: We write to express our support for addressing upcoming physician payment cutsin ongoing legislative negotiations. We believe these cuts will further strain our health caresystem, […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins Coalition Urging President-Elect Biden to Continue Commitment to Biomedical Research Funding

Last updated: April 10, 2025

Dear President-elect Biden: The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, and the 349 undersigned member organizationsrepresenting patients, clinicians, scientists, educators, academic institutions, researchorganizations, and industry, thank you for your steadfast […]

• Biomedical Research

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Congressional Black Caucus Urges House Leaders to Prevent Medicare Cuts

Last updated: April 15, 2025

Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy: As members of the Congressional Black Caucus, we want to thank you for your efforts to ensureaccess to health care for patients and to […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Endorses Legislation to Increase Global Surgery Payments

Last updated: April 15, 2025

Dear Senator Paul: On behalf of the undersigned organizations representing surgeons across the United States, wewould like to express our strong support for the Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2020. […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management