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Neurosurgeons Press Congress to Repeal SGR during Lame Duck Session

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Dear Speaker Boehner, Leader Pelosi, Leader Reid and Leader McConnell: On behalf of the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the Alliance), a coalition of medical specialty societiesrepresenting more than 100,000 physicians […]

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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 […]

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U.S. House Members Send Letter to CMS Regarding Global Surgery Policy

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Dear Administrator Tavenner, We are writing to express our concern regarding the provision contained in Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule for calendar year(CY) […]

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Neurosurgery Urges CMS to Maintain the Current Open Payments CME Exemption

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Re: Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician FeeSchedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule & Other Revisions to Part B for CY2015; CMS-1612-P Dear Ms. Tavenner: On behalf of […]

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Neurosurgery Submits Comments to CMS regarding the 2015 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs Proposed Rule

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Re: CMS-1613-P Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient ProspectivePayment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality ReportingPrograms Proposed Rule Dear Ms. Tavenner: On behalf of 4,000 practicing neurosurgeons in […]

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AANS and CNS Send Letter to CMS Regarding the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Last updated: June 4, 2025

Re: Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician FeeSchedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule & Other Revisions to Part B for CY2015; CMS-1612-P Dear Ms. Tavenner: On behalf of […]

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Neurosurgery Submits Comments to CMS Regarding the Quality-related Provisions of the Proposed 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule

Last updated: June 4, 2025

RE: CMS-1612-P Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule(PFS) and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2015 Dear Administrator Tavenner, On behalf of the American Association of […]

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AANS/CNS Submit Comments to the Senate Finance Committee on Enhancing the Availability and Utility of Healthcare Data

Last updated: June 4, 2025

RE: AANS/CNS Feedback on Enhancing the Availability and Utility of Healthcare Data Dear Senators Wyden and Grassley, On behalf of the 4,000 practicing neurosurgeons in the United States, the American […]

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Neurosurgery Leads Surgical Spine Specialty Opposition to BCBS MI Denials of Transpsoas Procedures

Last updated: June 4, 2025

RE: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Transpsoas Approaches Medical Policy Dear Dr Simmer: On behalf of the members of the Council of Surgical Spine Societies (COSSS), we wish to […]

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AANS and CNS Join Alliance to Comment on CMS Physician Sunshine Open Payment Implementation

Last updated: June 5, 2025

Re: Open Payments Program: Registration Processes / Review, Dispute and Correction ofPublic Data Dear Administrator Tavenner: On behalf of the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the Alliance) and its member organizations, […]

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