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AANS Joins PCRC in Sending Letter to HHS Regarding Information Blocking by Electronic Health Record Vendors

Last updated: April 30, 2025

Re: Information Blocking by Electronic Health Record Vendors Dear Mr. Cannatti and Ms. Marchesini: The undersigned members of the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition (the “Coalition”) arewriting to express our ongoing […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

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Neurosurgery Sends Letter to FDA Regarding Regulatory Reform

Last updated: April 30, 2025

Subject: Review of Existing Center for Devices and Radiological Health Regulatory andInformation Collection Requirements Dear Dr. Gottlieb, The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons(CNS) appreciate […]

• Drugs and Devices

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Neurosurgery Joins the Alliance in Sending Letter to the FDA on Regulatory Reduction 2.5.18

Last updated: April 30, 2025

RE: Review of Existing Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Regulatory and InformationCollection Requirements Dear Dr. Gottlieb, The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”) represents more than 100,000 specialtyphysicians from […]

• Drugs and Devices

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Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Sending Letter to Congressional Leaders Urging for IPAB Repeal

Last updated: April 30, 2025

RE: Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) repeal – H.R. 849, S. 251, S. 260 Dear Speaker Ryan and Leaders McConnell, Schumer, and Pelosi: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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Neurosurgery Joins the Alliance to Urge Congressional Leadership for CHIP Reauthorization

Last updated: April 30, 2025

RE: Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Dear Speaker Ryan and Leaders McConnell, Schumer, and Pelosi: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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Neurosurgery Joins HCLA in Sending a Letter of Support for H.R. 1876, the “Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act”

Last updated: April 30, 2025

Subject: “Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017” Dear Chairman Burgess and Ranking Member Green: Representing a diverse coalition of providers and associations working to reduce medical lawsuit abuseand improve […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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Neurosurgery Joins the Alliance in Sending Comments to CMS Regarding the Medicare Advantage/Part D Proposed Rule

Last updated: April 30, 2025

Re: Medicare Program; Contract Year 2019 Policy and Technical Changes to the MedicareAdvantage, Medicare Cost Plan, Medicare Fee-for-Service, the Medicare Prescription DrugBenefit Program, and the PACE Program Dear Administrator Verma, […]

• Drugs and Devices
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins the Surgical Coalition to Oppose MedPAC’s Proposal to Rebalance the Physician Fee Schedule Towards Primary Care Services 1.10.18

Last updated: April 30, 2025

Re: MedPAC discussion on “Rebalancing the physician fee schedule towards primary careservices” Dear Dr. Mathews: On behalf of the 20 undersigned organizations, we write to express our concern with theNovember […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins the Alliance in Sending a Letter to MedPAC Regarding MIPS Recommendation 1.9.18

Last updated: April 30, 2025

RE: Chairman’s Recommendation to Eliminate the Merit-based Incentive Payment System(MIPS) and Implement a Voluntary Value Program (VVP) Dear Chairman Crosson, On behalf of more than 100,000 specialty physicians from 13 […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins the Alliance in Sending Comments to CMS regarding the CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program 1.2.18

Last updated: April 30, 2025

RE: CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program Dear Ms. Verma, The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”) represents more than 100,000 specialty physiciansfrom 13 specialty and subspecialty societies. […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management