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Letters

Neurosurgery Joins Other Groups to Urge Lawmakers to Include the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act in the Final Opioid Agreement 9.18.18

Last updated: April 24, 2025

Dear Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan, and Leader Pelosi: Thank you for your leadership in combatting the opioid epidemic. The undersigned organizations represent adiverse group of stakeholders across the […]

• Drugs and Devices

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Neurosurgery Joins Other Medical Specialties to Request Lawmakers Include the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act in the Final Opioid Agreement 9.18.18

Last updated: April 24, 2025

Dear Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone: The undersigned organizations, representing a cross-section of medical specialties, write toreiterate our strong support for protecting our patients by aligning 42 CFR Part […]

• Drugs and Devices

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Neurosurgery Sends Letter to L-HHS Appropriations Conference Committee for FY 2019 9.12.18

Last updated: April 24, 2025

Dear Chairmen Blunt and Cole and Ranking Members Murray and DeLauro: As you begin your conference committee negotiations to finalize the FY 2019 Labor, Health and HumanServices, and Education (L-HHS-E) […]

• Biomedical Research

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AANS Joins PCRC in Sending a Letter to CMS Regarding the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Proposed QPP Rule

Last updated: April 28, 2025

Re: CMS-1693-P – Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the PhysicianFee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019; Medicare Shared SavingsProgram Requirements; Quality Payment Program; and […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Comments on the Proposed 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Last updated: April 28, 2025

Subject: CMS-1693-P Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under thePhysician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019;Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Quality Payment Program; andMedicaid […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins the Medical Coalition in Sending letter to Ranking Members on the Committee of Ways & Means Regarding the FY 2019 EM Proposed Rule 9.10.18

Last updated: April 24, 2025

Chairman Brady, Ranking Member Neal, Chairman Walden, Ranking Member Pallone, Chairman Hatch,and Ranking Member Wyden: The undersigned members of The Patient-Centered Evaluation and Management Services Coalition(Coalition) write to share our […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins the Alliance in Sending a Letter to CMS Regarding the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Proposed QPP Rule 9.10.18

Last updated: April 24, 2025

Re: CMS-1693-P – Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the PhysicianFee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019; Medicare Shared Savings ProgramRequirements; Quality Payment Program; and […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Comments on the Proposed 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Last updated: April 24, 2025

Subject: CMS-1693-P Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under thePhysician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019;Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Quality Payment Program; andMedicaid […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins Other Groups to Send a Letter to Congress Regarding Appropriate Use Criteria

Last updated: April 28, 2025

Dear Chairman Brady, Chairman Roskam, Ranking Member Neal and Ranking Member Levin: The undersigned organizations thank you for your commitment to cut red tape in the Medicareprogram to better serve […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Provides Comments on NASS Draft Coverage for Artificial Lumbar Disc Surgery

Last updated: April 28, 2025

Subject: NASS Draft Coverage Policy for Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement Dear Dr. Resnick, The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)and the AANS/CNS Joint Section on […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management