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AANS Joins Other Medical Organizations in Sending Letter to Senate Regarding S.794, Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017

Last updated: May 5, 2025

Dear Senator: As leading organizations representing the interests of patients, providers and manufacturers, wewrite to ask that you cosponsor S.794, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017. Medicare coverage […]

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PCRC Sends Letter to CMS Regarding QCDR Measure Review and Self-Nomination Process

Last updated: May 5, 2025

Re: Concerns Regarding QCDR Measure Review and Self-Nomination Process Dear Dr. Yong: The undersigned members of the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition (the Coalition) arewriting to express our concerns about the […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

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Neurosurgery and Other Medical Groups Send Letter to HHS Sec. Tom Price Regarding ACI Registry

Last updated: May 5, 2025

Dear Secretary Price, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing to urge theDepartment of Health and Human Services to allow eligible cliniciansutilizing an electronic health record to participate […]

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AANS and CNS Comment on Proposed 2018 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Payment Policy 6.13.17

Last updated: May 5, 2025

Subject: Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System(IPPS) and Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment SystemProposed Rule, and Request for Information CMS-1677-P Dear Ms. Verma, […]

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Neurosurgery Joins HCLA in Sending Letter to Speaker Ryan Urging for Swift Passage of H.R. 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act

Last updated: May 5, 2025

Dear Speaker Ryan: On behalf of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) and other interestedstakeholders, we wish to thank you for scheduling a floor vote on the Protecting […]

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Neurosurgery Joins the Alliance in Sending Letter of Support to Rep. King for H.R. 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act

Last updated: May 5, 2025

RE: Support for H.R. 1215, the “Protecting Access to Care Act” Dear Representative King: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound federal health […]

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Neurosurgery Sends Letter to Speaker Ryan Urging for Swift Passage of H.R. 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act

Last updated: May 5, 2025

SUBJECT: Support for H.R. 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act Dear Speaker Ryan, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we […]

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Neurosurgery Sends Letter of Support to Senate Lawmakers for S. 1016, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act

Last updated: May 5, 2025

Dear Senators Schatz, Wicker, Cochran, Cardin, Thune and Warner: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we commend you for introducing S. […]

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AANS and CNS Join the Alliance in Sending Comments to Sens. Cassidy and Collins Regarding Health Reform

Last updated: May 5, 2025

Dear Senator Cassidy and Senator Collins, As the authors of the Patient Freedom Act (S. 191) and as leaders in developing patient-focused health care policy,the Alliance of Specialty Medicine writes […]

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AANS and CNS Send Letter of Support to Sen. Feinstein on the Affordable Health Insurance for the Middle Class Act

Last updated: May 5, 2025

SUBJECT: Affordable Health Insurance for the Middle Class Act Dear Senator Feinstein: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons(CNS) support your efforts to expand access […]

• Medical Liability Reform
• Reimbursement and Practice Management