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PCRC Letter to CMS Regarding Qualified Entity Final Rule 8.31.16

Last updated: May 13, 2025

Re: [CMS-5061-F] – Medicare Program: Expanding Uses of Medicare Data by Qualified Entities Dear Mr. Slavitt: The undersigned members of the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition (the Coalition) arewriting to express […]

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Neurosurgery Joins AMA in Sending Letter to CMS Supporting Refinement Panel Appeals Process

Last updated: May 28, 2025

Dear Acting Administrator Slavitt: The undersigned national medical organizations strongly recommend that the Centers for Medicare andMedicaid Services (CMS) restore the Refinement Panel to serve as the relative value appeals […]

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Neurosurgery Sends 21st Century Cures Letter to Speaker Ryan 8.11.16

Last updated: May 13, 2025

Dear Speaker Ryan, On behalf of the undersigned medical specialty organizations, we applaud you for yourcommitment to move a compromise 21st Century Cures bill in the fall. As Senate MajorityLeader […]

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AANS-CNS Letter of Support for CDC TBI Surveillance System

Last updated: May 28, 2025

Subject: Docket No. CDC-2016-0049 Dear Mr. Richardson, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), representing more than 4,000 neurosurgeons in the […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Other Medical Groups in Sending a Letter to the VA on its Proposed Rule to Expand the Role of APRNs

Last updated: May 28, 2025

Re: RIN 2900–AP44-Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Proposed Rule (May 25, 2016) The undersigned physician organizations representing national specialty and state medical societies arewriting to provide comments on the Veterans Health […]

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Neurosurgeons Join Alliance of Specialty Medicine in Supporting the “EHR Regulatory Relief Act”

Last updated: May 28, 2025

Dear Senators: The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”) represents more than 100,000specialty physicians from 13 specialty and subspecialty societies. The Alliance is deeplycommitted to improving access to specialty medical […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Other Groups in Commending Congress for the Passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)

Last updated: May 13, 2025

To the Members of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives: The undersigned organizations representing health care providers write to express our appreciation forthe bipartisan, bicameral […]

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AANS-CNS Letter of Support for S. 3101, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2016

Last updated: May 28, 2025

Dear Senators Cassidy and King: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we are pleased to support S. 3101, the “Good Samaritan […]

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Neurosurgery Joins other Medical Groups in Sending Letter of Support to Sen. Barrasso for the Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act

Last updated: May 13, 2025

Dear Dr. Barrasso: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing to express our strong support for S. 2978, the“Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act,” which would […]

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Physician Clinical Registry Coalition Letter

Last updated: May 13, 2025

Re: CMS-5517-P – Medicare Program; Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) andAlternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Criteria forPhysician-Focused Payment Models Dear Mr. Slavitt: The undersigned […]

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