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Letters

Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Sending Comments to CMS Regarding MSSP ACO Rule

Last updated: June 4, 2025

RE: Medicare Program; Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations Administrator Tavenner, The Alliance of Specialty Medicine and its member organizations thank you for the opportunity to provide inputon proposed […]

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AANS and CNS Send Letter of Support to Reps. Burgess and Green for the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Subject: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency CareReauthorization Act, H.R. 648 Dear Representatives Burgess and Green: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress ofNeurological Surgeons […]

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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. […]

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AANS and CNS Send Letter of Support to Reps. Roe and Sánchez Regarding IPAB Repeal Legislation

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Re: AANS/CNS Comments on Washington State HTA Review of Novocure andPharmacogenetics Dear Mr. Morse: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress of NeurologicalSurgeons (CNS), and […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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Neurosurgery Joins the Healthcare Leadership Council to Send SGR Repeal Letter to Congress

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Dear Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader McCarthy, Majority Leader Reid, Minority LeaderMcConnell and Minority Leader Pelosi: We write to you today urging you to consider and pass bipartisan-bicameral legislation to repealthe […]

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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 Joins Alliance in Sending Letter to NAIC Regarding Network Issues

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Dear Mr. Nickel: The Alliance of Specialty Medicine and its member organizations thank you for theopportunity to provide input on the Draft Individual Market Health Insurance CoverageModel Regulation and the […]

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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 […]

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