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Letters

Neurosurgery and 110 Other Groups Urge Senate to Refocus Meaningful Use on Achieving Interoperability

Last updated: May 14, 2025

Dear Leader McConnell and Senator Reid: On behalf of the undersigned state and national medical specialty organizations, we are writingto express our strong concerns with the decision by the Administration […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery and 110 Other Groups Urge House to Refocus Meaningful Use on Achieving Interoperability

Last updated: May 14, 2025

Dear Speaker Ryan and Representative Pelosi: On behalf of the undersigned state and national medical specialty organizations, we are writingto express our strong concerns with the decision by the Administration […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins AMA in Sending Letter to NAIC Regarding Network Adequacy

Last updated: May 14, 2025

RE: Managed Care Plan Network Adequacy Model Act Dear Commissioners Sevigny, Kreidler, and Members of the Health Insurance and ManagedCare (B) Committee: The undersigned organizations representing health care consumers, physicians, […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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AANS and CNS Letter Supporting Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act

Last updated: June 3, 2025

SUBJECT: Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 Dear Rep. Sessions, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we want to provide […]

• Drugs and Devices
• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

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AANS and CNS Letter to Judiciary Committee Supporting Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act

Last updated: June 3, 2025

SUBJECT: Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 Dear Messrs. Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner and Ms. Jackson Lee: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of […]

• Drugs and Devices

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AANS and CNS Letter to Committee on Energy and Commerce Supporting Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act

Last updated: June 3, 2025

SUBJECT: Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 Gentlemen: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we want to provide our support […]

• Drugs and Devices

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Organized Neurosurgery Comments on Draft Evidence Report for Washington State Reconsideration of Lumber Fusion Coverage Policy

Last updated: June 3, 2025

Re: AANS/CNS Comments on Draft Technical Assessment for Washington State HTA Rereview of Lumbar Spinal Fusion Dear Mr. Morse: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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AANS-CNS Letter of Support for Funding for the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Last updated: June 3, 2025

The following letter was sent to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee: September 16, 2015 United States SenateSenate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and EducationWashington, D.C. 20510 Subject: Injury […]

• Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke

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Neurosurgery Joins Alliance to Comment on Proposed 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Last updated: June 3, 2025

Andy Slavitt, AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-1631-PRoom 445-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building200 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20201 Re: Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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AANS and CNS Comment on Payment Provisions in Proposed 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Last updated: June 3, 2025

Re: CMS-1631-P Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician FeeSchedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2016 Dear Mr. Slavitt: On behalf of 4,000 practicing neurosurgeons in […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management