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Last updated: May 20, 2024
Never miss a post by subscribing today! The mission of Neurosurgery Blog is to investigate and report on how health care policy affects patients, physicians and medical practice and to illustrate how the art […]
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Neurosurgery Blog Features Article on Medicare Payment Cuts

Last updated: May 20, 2024
On Jan. 12, the Neurosurgery Blog cross-posted a recent op-ed in the Washington Times by Reps. Greg Murphy, MD, (R-N.C.), Brad Wenstrup, DPM, (R-Ohio) and Michael Burgess, MD, (R-Texas). Titled “Medicare cuts ensure disaster to doctor-patient relationship,” the op-ed states […]
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Neurosurgery Issues Position Statement on Firearms

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  • AANS/CNS Washington Office
Last updated: July 9, 2024
In 2023, the Washington Committee Firearms Task Force conducted a survey of AANS and CNS members regarding their views and experience with firearms and opinions regarding the involvement of organized neurosurgery in […]
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CMS Updates Open Payment Data

Last updated: May 20, 2024
In January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated Open Payments data to reflect changes since the last publication in June 2023. Open Payments collects and publishes […]
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Neurosurgery Comments on FDA Off-Label Guidance

Last updated: May 20, 2024
On Dec. 21, 2023, the AANS and the CNS joined the Alliance of Specialty Medicine in sending a letter commenting on a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice regarding a revised draft industry guidance […]
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Neurosurgery Expresses Concerns about EHR Information Blocking

Last updated: May 20, 2024
On Jan. 2, the AANS and the CNS joined the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition in sending a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department […]
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Utilization Data Now Available on Medicare.gov Compare Tool

Last updated: May 20, 2024
CMS has added utilization data on the volume of procedures for the first time on the Medicare.gov compare tool’s profile pages for doctors and clinicians. The procedures initially added to profile pages […]