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Neurosurgery Joins the Alliance to Send Support Letter to Sen Cornyn for IPAB Repeal Bill (S. 351)

Last updated: May 21, 2025

Dear Senator Cornyn: 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. […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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Neurosurgery Joins AMA to Send Comments to CMS Regarding Network Adequacy Provisions in the 2016 MA Call Letter

Last updated: May 20, 2025

Dear Administrator Tavenner: The undersigned organizations are writing to request that the Centers for Medicare & MedicaidServices (CMS) increase patient protections in the Medicare Advantage (MA) plan offerings inthe forthcoming […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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AANS and CNS Send Letter of Support to Sen. Cornyn Regarding IPAB Repeal Legislation

Last updated: May 20, 2025

Dear Senator Cornyn: On behalf of the undersigned medical organizations, representing 450,000 physicians and thepatients they serve, we are pleased to endorse S. 141, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to MedicareAct. […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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AANS and CNS Send Letter to NQF Expressing Concerns with the NQF Measure Endorsement Process

Last updated: May 20, 2025

Re: NQF Measure Endorsement Process Dear Dr. Cassel: The undersigned organizations are writing to share our feedback regarding recent improvementsand changes to the National Quality Forum (NQF) measure endorsement process. […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

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Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Rescind the Global Surgical Payments Transition Policy

Last updated: May 20, 2025

Dear Leader Reid, Leader McConnell, Speaker Boehner, and Leader Pelosi: The undersigned organizations strongly urge Congress to rescind the policy in the 2015 FinalMedicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule to transition […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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Neurosurgery Joins AMA in Sending Letter to NAIC Regarding Network Issues

Last updated: May 20, 2025

Dear Commissioners Praeger and Nickel: The undersigned organizations representing hospitals, physicians, and other health care providersserving both children and adults, as well as health care consumers and other stakeholders, wishto […]

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Neurosurgery Sends Letters to House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Emergency Care

Last updated: May 20, 2025

Dear Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Lowey: As national health care organizations whose members are on the forefront of providingemergency care to millions of Americans, we are writing to urge […]

• Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke

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Members of Congress Send Letter to CMS Regarding Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDRs)

Last updated: May 20, 2025

Dear Administrator Tavenner, As Members of Congress, we are excited about the potential clinical data registries haveto improve quality and efficiency of health care as well as play an important […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

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Neurosurgery Submits Comments to CMS on Proposed Modifications to the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program

Last updated: May 20, 2025

Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Modifications to the Medicare and Medicaid ElectronicHealth Record (EHR) Incentive Programs for 2014; and Health Information Technology: Revisionsto the Certified EHR Technology Definition Dear Administrator […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

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Neurosurgery Joins the AMA in Sending Letter to HHS Detailing Concerns with the Meaningful Use Program

Last updated: May 20, 2025

Dear Secretary Sebelius: The undersigned organizations write to express immediate concerns confronting our respectivemembers’ ability to comply with the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR)Incentive Program. We recognize the […]

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety