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Neurosurgery Joins other Multispecialty Groups in Commenting on the Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process

Last updated: May 28, 2025

Re: Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process; Proposed Rule; 81 Fed. Reg.405, 424, 455 (March 1, 2016) Dear Acting Administrator Slavitt: The undersigned physician organizations representing national medical […]

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Neurosurgery Joins the Alliance in Sending a Statement on MACRA Implementation the Energy and Commerce House Committee

Last updated: May 28, 2025

Statement of the Alliance of Specialty Medicine on MACRA Implementationbefore theSubcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerceof the U.S. House of RepresentativesTuesday, April 19, 2016 The Alliance […]

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Neurosurgery Joins AMA in Sending Comments to CMS Regarding MACRA Implementation

Last updated: May 14, 2025

Dear Acting Administrator Slavitt: With the upcoming release of the proposed rule regarding implementation of the MedicareAccess and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), we are writing to ensure that activities in […]

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Reps. Burgess and Green Congressional Sign-On Letter to House L-HHS-E Appropriations Subcommittee in Support of FY 2017 Trauma-EMS Funding

Last updated: May 28, 2025

Dear Chairman Cole and Ranking Member Delauro: As Members of Congress who value the critical role trauma centers and systems play in treatingvictims of traumatic injury, including victims of terrorist […]

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Neurosurgery Joins the Alliance in Sending a Letter of Support for the HEALTH Act

Last updated: May 28, 2025

RE: Support for H.R. 4771, the “Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016” Dear Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Sending Letter of Support to Rep. Castor for “Training Tomorrow’s Doctors Today Act”

Last updated: May 28, 2025

Dear Representative Castor: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound federal health care policythat fosters patient access to the highest quality specialty care. […]

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Neurosurgery and HCLA Congratulate Rep. Kevin Brady for Being Named to the Health Care Reform Task Force

Last updated: May 14, 2025

Dear Chairman Brady: We, as the leadership of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), would like to congratulateyou on being named to the Health Care Reform Task Force, […]

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Neurosurgery and HCLA Congratulate Rep. Tom Price for Being Named to the Health Care Reform Task Force

Last updated: May 14, 2025

Dear Chairman Price: We, as the leadership of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), would like to congratulateyou on being named to the Health Care Reform Task Force, […]

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Congressional Sign-on Letter Supporting the Appointment of a Specialty Physician for a Position on MedPAC

Last updated: May 14, 2025

Dear Mr. Dodaro: The undersigned Members of Congress write to express our support for the appointment of aspecialty physician, particularly a surgeon, for a position on the Medicare Payment AdvisoryCommission […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Coalition in Commenting on the Physician Self-Referral Law (“Stark Law”)

Last updated: May 14, 2025

Dear Chairmen Hatch and Brady: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we would like to thank you for requesting ourviews on how the Physician Self-Referral law (“Stark Law”) can be […]

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