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Letters

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 […]

• Reimbursement and Practice Management

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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, […]

• Drugs and Devices

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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 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 […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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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 […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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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 […]

• Medical Liability Reform

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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 […]

• Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke

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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 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 […]

• Medical Liability Reform