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Neurosurgery Comments on Federal Health IT Strategic Plan

Last updated: April 15, 2025
RE: 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan Dear Secretary Azar and Dr. Rucker, On behalf of the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”), representing more than 100,000specialty physicians from 15 […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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AANS and CNS Endorse Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act

Last updated: April 15, 2025
SUBJECT: H.R. 6283, The Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020 Dear Representatives Ruiz and Bucshon: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of […]
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
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AANS and CNS Lead Effort on Surprise Medical Bills 3.4.2020

Last updated: April 15, 2025
Dear Committee Leaders, On behalf of the undersigned medical organizations, we want to thank you for your efforts tocraft a balanced, bipartisan solution to end surprise medical bills for our […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
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AANS and CNS Join Other Groups in Sending Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of MISSION ZERO Act, funding for the Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant Program

Last updated: April 16, 2025
Dear Chairwoman Lowey and DeLauro and Ranking Members Granger and Cole: As you consider Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations for Fiscal Year FY (2021), theTrauma Coalition, a broad group […]
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
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AANS and CNS Join Other Groups in Sending Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of MISSION ZERO Act, funding for the Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant Program

Last updated: April 16, 2025
Dear Chairmen Shelby and Blunt, Vice Chair Leahy and Ranking Member Murray: As you consider Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations for Fiscal Year FY (2021), theTrauma Coalition, a broad […]
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
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Neurosurgery Sends Letter to First Coast on Coverage for Magnetic Resonance Image Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for Essential Tremor (ET)

Last updated: April 16, 2025
Juan L. Schaening, MD, Contractor Medical DirectorAlicia Campbell, MD, Contractor Medical DirectorFirst Coast Service Options, Inc.P.O. Box 2078Jacksonville, FL 32231-0048 Submitted Electronically via Medical.Policy@fcso.com SUBJECT: Support for Coverage for Magnetic […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Neurosurgery Sends Letter to Novitas on Coverage for Magnetic Resonance Image Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for Essential Tremor (ET)

Last updated: April 16, 2025
Debra L. Patterson, MD, Vice President, Clinical Affairsand Chief Medical OfficerNovitas Solutions, Inc.ATTN: Medical Policy Unit2020 Technology Parkway, Suite 100Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Submitted electronically via LCDComments@novitas-solutions.com SUBJECT: Support for Coverage […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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AANS and CNS Oppose Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation

Last updated: April 16, 2025
February 1, 2020 Seema VermaAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-2393-P, Mail Stop C4-26-057500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation, CMS-2393-P Dear […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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AANS and CNS Comment on Quality Measures

Last updated: April 16, 2025
January 31, 2019 The Honorable Seema VermaAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesHubert H. Humphrey Building200 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20201 Re: Quality Payment […]
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