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AMA-Led Coalition MACRA Comment Letter

Last updated: May 13, 2025

Re: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM)Incentive Under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Criteria for Physician-Focused PaymentModels; Proposed Rule (CMS-5517-P) Dear Acting Administrator Slavitt: On behalf […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Endorses the Ensuring Children’s Access to Specialty Care Act

Last updated: May 13, 2025

Dear Senators Blunt and Reed and Representatives Collins and Courtney: On behalf of organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children andadolescents, we write to endorse H.R. 1859/S. […]

• Graduate Medical Education

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AANS and CNS Comment on Draft FDA Guidance on Investigational Device Exceptions (IDEs) for Neurological Devices

Last updated: May 28, 2025

Subject: Clinical Considerations for Investigational Device Exceptions (IDEs) forNeurological Devices Targeting Disease Progression and Clinical Outcomes;Draft Guidance Document for Industry and FDA Staff Dear Dr. Pena: On behalf of the […]

• Drugs and Devices

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Neurosurgery Joins other Multispecialty Groups in Sending a Letter to ONC on Assessing Interoperability for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)

Last updated: May 13, 2025

Dear Dr. DeSalvo and Acting Administrator Slavitt: The undersigned medical societies are writing in response to your request for information (RFI) assessinginteroperability for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Comments on Washington State Health Care Authority Health Technology Assessment Coverage Policy for Artificial Disc Replacement

Last updated: May 28, 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 and CNS Respond to Reconsideration of National Coverage Analysis (NCA) for Percutaneous Image-guided Lumbar Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Last updated: May 28, 2025

Re: National Coverage Analysis (NCA) for Percutaneous Image-guided LumbarDecompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (CAG-00433R) Dear Ms. Jensen, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress of […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins Research! America in Sending a Letter to Senate HELP Chairman Alexander and Ranking Member Murray Regarding Innovations Legislation

Last updated: May 13, 2025

Dear Chairman Alexander and Ranking Member Murray, The undersigned organizations are writing to thank you for assigning a top priority to advancingInnovations legislation and to offer our strong support as […]

• Biomedical Research

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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 […]

• Fraud and Abuse

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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 […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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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 […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management