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Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Sending Letter of Support for H.R.1190 to Reps. Phil Roe and Linda Sánchez

Last updated: June 3, 2025

Dear Representatives Roe and Sanchez, As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound federal health care policy thatfosters patient access to the highest quality […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Sending Letter of Support for S. 141 to Sen. John Cornyn

Last updated: June 4, 2025

The Honorable John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Office Bldg.Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Cornyn: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound federal health policy […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Sending Letter Of Support for H.R. 2 to Speaker Boehner and Leader Pelosi

Last updated: June 3, 2025

Dear Mr. Speaker and Leader Pelosi: The undersigned organizations of the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the Alliance) write in support of H.R. 2, theMedicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of […]

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AANS and CNS Send Letter to CMS Concerning ICD-10 implementation

Last updated: May 19, 2025

Dear Acting Administrator Slavitt: The undersigned organizations are writing to you concerning the agency’s implementation plansfor moving to ICD-10, a code set named under the Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act […]

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Response from NCCI to Neurosurgery’s CCI Edit Letter

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Joseph Cheng, MDHenry Woo, MDCongress of Neurological Surgeons / American Association of Neurological Surgeons725 15th Street, NW, Suite 500Washington, DC 20005 Dear Drs. Cheng and Woo: I thank you for […]

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Neurosurgery Sends Letter to NGA Urging for Increased Focus on Overdose Prevention and Treatment

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Re: American Medical Association, Harm Reduction Coalition and National Safety Council urgeincreased focus on overdose prevention and treatment Dear Dr. Crippen On behalf of the nation’s physicians and medical students, […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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AANS and CNS Send Letter of Support to Reps. Dent and Sessions for the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Dear Representatives Dent and Sessions: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we are pleased to support your legislation, H.R. 836, the […]

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AANS and CNS Send Letter of Support to Reps. Blackburn and Scott for the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Dear Representatives Blackburn and Scott: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), we are pleased to support H.R. 865, the “Good Samaritan […]

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