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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

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Neurosurgery Sends Comments to CMS regarding the CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program

Last updated: April 30, 2025

SUBJECT: CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program (CMS-5522-FC) Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), representing […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins PCRC in Sending a Letter to CMS Regarding CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program

Last updated: April 30, 2025

Re: CMS-5522-FC – Medicare Programs: CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program Dear Ms. Verma: The undersigned members of the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition (the Coalition) appreciatethe opportunity to […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins Other Medical Groups in Sending a Letter to House and Senate Leadership Regarding the Medicare Extenders Package

Last updated: April 30, 2025

Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan and Leader Pelosi, The undersigned surgical organizations urge Congress not to include Medicare cuts that could threatenpatient access to quality care in […]

• Medical Liability Reform
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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AANS Joins Other Groups in Sending a Letter to MedPAC Regarding Registries and the Quality Payment Program

Last updated: April 30, 2025

RE: Registries and the Quality Payment Program Dear Chairman Crosson, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing to highlight the significant benefits of clinicaldata registries and the role […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

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Neurosurgery Joins Other Medical Groups to Request Funds to Address the Opioid Epidemic

Last updated: May 13, 2025

To the Members of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives: As the 114th Congress comes to a close and opportunities are emerging to introduce new […]

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Neurosurgery Leads Multispecialty Response to Washington State on Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy

Last updated: April 30, 2025

SUBJECT: Washington State HTA Key Questions for Review of Surgery for SymptomaticLumbar Radiculopathy Dear Mr. Morse: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Association of Neurological Surgeons(AANS), AANS/CNS Joint […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management