Advocacy Press Room
Welcome to the press room of the AANS/CNS Washington Office, dedicated to organized neurosurgery's media relations concerning legislative and health policy topics.
For media inquiries regarding legislation or health policy issues, contact Katie O. Orrico, Director, AANS/CNS Washington Office, at 202.446.2024 or via e-mail at info@neurosugery.org.
- Neurosurgery-Led Coalition Applauds Congressional Committee for Calling for Prior Authorization Reform 10.19.23
- Neurosurgery Opposes New Unnecessary G2211 Add-on Code 7.26.23
- AANS/CNS Issue Press Release Supporting Congressional Prior Auth Letter 06.21.23
- AANS and CNS Endorse Medicare Payment Reform Legislation 04.06.23
- AANS and CNS Release 2023 Advocacy Agenda
- Neurosurgery-Led Coalition Press Release on Prior Auth Rules 02.13.23
- Alliance of Specialty Medicine Participates in CMS Roundtable on Prior Authorization Reform 01.17.23
- Neurosurgery-Led Coalition Endorses Medical Liability Reform Bill 12.16.22
- Neurosurgeons Announce Leadership in Amicus Brief Supporting Texas Surprise Billing Rules Lawsuit 10.20.22
- Neurosurgeons Thank Members of Congress for Leading Efforts to Avoid Steep Medicare Cuts in 2022 10.15.22
- Neurosurgeons Applaud Congress for Passing Legislation to Streamline Prior Authorization 09.14.22
- Neurosurgery Applauds Committee Action on Prior Auth Legislation 07.27.22
- Neurosurgery-Led Coalition Prior Auth Press Release 07.27.22
- Neurosurgeons Praise Congress for Passing Gun Safety Legislation 06.24.22
- AANS and CNS Announce Endorsement of Medicare Payment Reform Principles 05.31.22
- AANS/CNS Announce Lead Role in Filing Amicus Brief in Surprise Billing Lawsuit 01.13.22
- Neurosurgery Announces the Filing of Amicus Brief in Surprise Billing Litigation 01.04.22
- Neurosurgeons Urge Congress to Take Action to Prevent Medicare Cuts Before the End of the Year 12.02.21
- Neurosurgeons Endorse Supporting Medicare Providers Act 11.19.21
- Neurosurgeons Press Biden Administration to Change Surprise Billing Regulations 11.08.21
- Neurosurgeons Applaud Senate Letter to CMS Urging Action on Prior Auth 10.28.21
- AANS/CNS Endorse Senate Prior Authorization Legislation 10.20.21
- Neurosurgery Expresses Enthusiasm for Prior Authorization Legislation Progress 10.08.21
- Neurosurgeons Applaud Reintroduction of Legislation to Streamline Prior Authorization in Medicare 5.13.21
- AANS and CNS Release Prior Authorization Press Release
- AANS and CNS Release 2021 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda
- Neurosurgeons Announce Endorsement of Legislation to Prevent Medicare Cuts 10.30.20
- Neurosurgeons Thank 229 Members of Congress Calling on Legislation to Prevent Medicare Cuts 10.19.20
- Neurosurgery Expresses Enthusiasm for Prior Authorization Legislation Progress 10.08.21
- Neurosurgeons Thank Reps. Burgess and Rush for Introducing Legislation to Prevent Medicare Cuts 10.05.20
- Neurosurgery Joins Medical Groups in Calling on Congress to Prevent Medicare Cuts 080420
- AANS/CNS Denounce Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Cuts 080420
- AANS/CNS Announce Surgical Care Coalition Launch 061820
- Majority of House of Representatives Supports Prior Authorization Relief 06.11.20
- AANS and CNS Endorse COVID-19 Liability Protections Legislation 05.29.20
- Neurosurgery Appreciates Improved Surprise Medical Bill Legislation 2.11.2020
- AANS and CNS Submit Letter to New York Times Editor on Surprise Bills 12. 18.19
- Neurosurgeons Encouraged by Ways and Means Surprise Medical Bills Framework 12.12.19
- Alexander, Pallone, Walden Surprise Medical Bills Compromise Will Harm Patient Access to Care 12.11.19
- Neurosurgeons Join nearly 370 Patient and Provider Groups in Support of Legislation to Streamline Prior Authorization in Medicare 9.10.19
- Neurosurgeons Express Support for Reps. Ruiz and Bucshon Effort to Amend the “No Surprises Act” 7.17.19
- Neurosurgeons Express Concerns with Senate HELP Committee’s Surprise Medical Bill Proposal 6.20.19
- Neurosurgeons Applaud Lawmakers on their Efforts to Streamline Prior Authorization in Medicare 6.6.19
- Neurosurgeons Release 2019 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda 5.30.19
- Neurosurgeons Applaud Lawmakers on their Efforts to Address Unanticipated Medical Bills 5.23.19
- Neurosurgeons Applaud Lawmakers for Asking CMS to Review Prior Authorization Practices 10.10.18
- Neurosurgeons Ask Lawmakers to Cut Red Tape in the Medicare Program 9.7.18
- Neurosurgeons Participate in FDA Public Hearing on Opioid Use 1.30.18
- Neurosurgeons Release 2018 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda 1.23.18
- Reject Medicare Commission’s Proposal to "Rebalance" Physician Fees 1.12.18
- Neurosurgeons Commend House of Representatives for Passing IPAB Repeal Legislation 11.2.17
- Neurosurgeons Join Chorus of Physician and Dental Groups Calling for Repeal of Medicare Board 11.1.17
- Specialty Physicians Oppose Medicare Commission’s Proposal to Eliminate a Quality Payment Program 10.25.17
- Neurosurgeons Commend Sens. Alexander and Murray for Bipartisan Health Care Efforts 10.24.17
- Neurosurgeons Commend House Committee for Passing IPAB Repeal Legislation 10.5.17
- Neurosurgeons Commend House of Representatives for Passing Medical Liability Legislation 6.28.17
- AANS and CNS Statement on the Confirmation of Dr. Ben Carson to Lead HUD 3.3.17
- Health Coalition Endorses Comprehensive Medical Liability Bill 2.24.17
- Neurosurgeons Release 2017 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda 2.14.17
- AANS and CNS Statement on the Confirmation of Rep. Tom Price to Lead HHS 2.10.17
- Neurosurgeons Applaud House for Passing 21st Century Cures Act 11.30.16
- AANS and CNS Statement on the Nomination of Rep. Tom Price to be HHS Secretary 11.30.16
- Neurosurgeons Join More than 600 Organizations in Calling for Repeal of Medicare Board 11.29.16
- Congressional Pediatric Trauma Caucus Raises Awareness about Injuries in Youth Sports 9.21.16
- Lawmakers Ask CMS to Ditch Medicare’s Proposed Global Surgery Reporting Requirements 9.20.16
- Neurosurgeons Urge CMS to Scrap Medicare’s Proposed Global Surgery Reporting Requirements 9.6.16
- Neurosurgeons Encouraged by Advancing Care for Exceptional (ACE) Kids Act 7.9.16
- Neurosurgeons Express Serious Concerns with Medicare Physician Payment Rules 6.27.16
- Neurosurgery Joins Other Societies to Send LTE to NEJM Regarding Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis 05.1.16
- House Committee Takes Important Step Forward Regarding Concussion Awareness 3.14.16
- Neurosurgeons Provide Feedback to CMS on New Medicare Physician Payment System 11.19.15
- Supreme Court Ruling on King v. Burwell Paves the Way to Fix Affordable Care Act 6.25.15
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House Ways and Means Committee Takes Important Step to Further Medical Innovation
6.2.15
Coalition Representing 450,000 Physicians Applaud Ways and Means Committee for Advancing - Neurosurgeons’ Annual Meeting to Feature Key Political and Health Policy Speakers 4.30.15
- Senate Finance Health Subcommittee Holds Critical Hearing on Medical Device Tax 4.23.15
- Neurosurgeons Commend Senate for Passing Historic Medicare Legislation 4.14.15
- Neurosurgeons Praise Efforts Made to Repeal Medicare’s Flawed Physician Payment System 3.19.15
- Coalition Representing 450,000 Physicians Endorse Legislation to Repeal Medicare Payment Board 3.2.15
- Neurosurgeons Release 2015 Legislative Agenda 1.26.15
- Neurosurgery and HCLA Send Letter to the Wall Street Journal in Response to its Article on Medical Liability 7.24.17
- Neurosurgery Sends Letter to Modern Healthcare Regarding Medical Liability Article 4.26.17
- Neurosurgery and HCLA Send Letter to the New York Times Regarding Medical Liability Article 4.20.2017
- AANS and HCLA Send Letter to Washington Post Regarding Medical Liability Article 01.09.2017
- Neurosurgery Sends LTE to New York Times in Response to its Article on Concussions 10.20.16
- Neurosurgery Sends LTE to New York Times in Response to its Article on Spine Surgery 8.8.16
- HCLA Sends LTE to WSJ in Response to its Editorial Entitled, “California's Malpractice Ruse” 4.22.14
- Neurosurgery and HCLA Send Letter to the New York Times Regarding Medical Liability Article 4.20.2017
- Neurosurgery Sends LTE to the New York Times in Response to its Article on CTE Research 3.30.16
- Neurosurgery Sends LTE to the New York Times in Response to its Article on CTE Research 3.30.16
- Alliance LTE to Washington Post in Response to its article, “Primary Care Doctors to Patients: Don’t Forget About Us
- AANS/CNS CV Section LTE to NTY on MR CLEAN Trial Article 12.19.14
- AANS and CNS Register Outrage Over “Surprise Billing” Practices 9.27.14
- HCLA Sends LTE to WSJ in Response to its Editorial Entitled, "California’s Malpractice Ruse." - 4.22.14
- Neurosurgery Sends LTE to WSJ in Response to its Article on Spinal Cord Stimulation - 4.16.14
- Neurosurgery Position Statement on Telemedicine 5.20.17
- Neurosurgery Position Statement on Motorcycle Helmets 5.7.17
- AANS-CNS Position Statement on Team-Based Care in Neurosurgery 3.1.14
- AANS-CNS Position Statement on Hydrocodone 10.7.13
- Hospitals Call for Medical Billing, Prior Authorization Reform 8.19.19
- Stakeholders Watching Prior Auth In Fee-For-Service Following CMS Proposal 8.13.19
- Bipartisan bill takes aim at unruly prior authorizations, seeks real-time approvals 7.1.19
- Prior authorizations causing many patients to abandon the plan of care, survey shows 7.1.19
- Hospitals, insurers resist Trump's executive order 6.25.19
- There is a severe physician shortage and it will only worsen 6.12.19
- Medical groups cheer legislation that aims to aid prior auths 6.6.19
- Healthcare groups react to House surprise billing proposal 5.23.19
- Addressing Unnecessary Prior Authorization Practices 12.6.18
- CMS: Medicare Advantage Plans Can Require Step Therapy 8.9.18
- Medicare's Reform Plan: Boon for Docs or Too Good to Be True? 7.27.18
- CMS seeks to allow doctors to bill patients directly 4.23.18
- Physicians wary of Medicare payments under Azar 1.25.18
- MedPAC Has Long Way To Go On Primary Care Pay Proposals 1.16.18
- MedPAC votes to replace MIPS, but physician groups not ready to abandon new payment system 1.12.18
- Push Continues for Medical Liability Reform — Slowly 12.27.17
- Bipartisan payment system improvements mean more physician participation and better patient care 11.9.17
- Congress to keep Spinal Cord Research Program funding in DOD bill: 5 things to know 11.9.17
- House Passes Legislation To Repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board 11.2.17
- Specialty physicians oppose Medicare advisory council’s call to scrap MIPS 10.27.17
- Specialist groups oppose MedPAC recommendation to end MIPS 10.27.17
- 100+ Medical Orgs Want MACRA Implementation Flexibilities Extended 10.19.17
- Docs, Hospitals, Insurers Blast Last-Ditch ACA Repeal 9.21.17
- CMS Changing Medicare Audit Process 8.18.17
- Glioblastoma: Here's The Science Behind Senator McCain's Tough Diagnosis 7.21.17
- House Republicans pass tort bill by slim margin 6.28.17
- House Considers Bill to Reform Malpractice Laws 6.16.16
- New Medicare model for paying doctors passes key test 4.13.17
- Provider groups seek indefinite halt to Meaningful Use, parts of MIPS 2.24.17
- IPAB’s Medicare Cuts Will Threaten Seniors’ Access to Care 2.24.17
- Healthcare Groups Ask HHS Chief Price for Regulatory Relief 2.22.17
- Healthcare Groups React to HHS Secretary Confirmation 2.13.17
- Could Radiotherapy Be a Launch Pad for the Cancer Moonshot? 1.25.17
- Dr. Tom Price ‘An Excellent Choice’ For HHS Secretary 1.18.17
- Groups Call for Repeal of Medicare Payment Advisory Board 12.6.16
- Some say Medicare access may soon be threatened 12.4.16
- AMA presents AANS & CNS Washington Office director with Lifetime Achievement Award: 6 highlights
- Private Physician Practice Takes Another Blow From A New 2,400-Page Government Rule 10.20.16
- Physicians react to CMS' final MACRA rule — 6 things to know 10.18.16
- What will MACRA mean for small docs? 10.18.16
- MACRA Rule: Physicians, Insurers Weigh In 10.17.15
- With Final MACRA Rule Looming, Fears Remain 10.13.16
- Why does the CMS want surgeons to code every 10 minutes? 9.28.16
- Better awareness appears to be driving 71% increase in concussion diagnoses among kids, teens 9.27.16
- Neurosurgeons Blast Global Surgical Reporting Requirements 9.9.16
- Surgeons to CMS: Don't Make Us Code Every 10 Minutes of Work 9.8.16
- House leaders want ‘flexibility’ on MACRA start 9.7.16
- Surgical coalition urges CMS to reconsider proposed reporting requirements 9.7.16
- MACRA Comment Period Ends With Burst of Feedback 6.28.16
- Neurosurgery makes pain management curricular breakthroughs 8.2.15
- Primary Care Docs Get Boost in 2017 Medicare Proposal href="/-/media/Files/NREF/News/AANS-CNS-Position-Statement-on-Motorcycle-Helmets-FINAL-050717.ashx"
- Neurosurgery Joins Other Societies to Send LTE to NEJM Regarding Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis 05.1.16
- Ensuring an Adequate Specialty Physician Workforce for the 21st Century 4.5.16
- The threat of a specialty physician workforce shortage: 7 insights from Dr. Hunt Batjer 4.5.16
- Neurosurgery Sends LTE to the New York Times in Response to its Article on CTE Research 3.30.16
- OMB Reviewing Proposed Medicare Doctor Pay Rule 3.28.16
- Hunt Batjer: No one-size-fits-all answer for concussion worries 2.17.16
- Specialists caution against building MACRA on a flawed cornerstone 2.17.16
- Physician Groups to Push D.C. Agendas in 2016 1.6.16
- Drs. Anthony Asher, John Ratliff focus on neurosurgical quality in upcoming publication — 6 key thoughts 12.15.15
- Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead 9.11.15
- Neurosurgeons Descend on Capitol Hill to Fight for Patient Access to Specialty Care 7.15.15
- ObamaCare ruling paves the way for lobbying blitz 7.1.15
- It's not surprising Ben Carson is a Republican 6.29.15
- Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Challenges Remain for Obamacare 6.25.15
- Court Saves Obamacare's Bacon 6.25.15
- AANS/CNS supports medical device tax repeal legislation 6.18.15
- Is the IPAB Still Alive and Well?
- Washington hails end of 'doc fix' debacle 4.16.15
- AANS/CNS: 3 thoughts on making a Medicare payment system that works 3.20.15
- Bill to repeal Medicare payment panel reintroduced in Congress 3.5.15
- Stop The Madness, #FixSGR Once And For All! 3.3.15
- 8 legislative items AANS/CNS will hit in 2015 1.27.15
- Docs urge big changes to health records program 1.21.15
- Revised Medicare Payments Vex Surgery Groups 11.18.14
- Sunshine Act shouldn't start chill 10.19.14
- How Patients Will Use Physician Payment Data 10.5.14
- Litigation, Risk to Reputation May Come From Scrutiny of Doctors' Payment Data 10.2.14
- Sunshine Act Database Debuts to Skepticism 10.1.14
- Low Physician Registration Spurs Concern Over Open Payments' Accuracy 9.30.14
- Drug, device companies paid $3.5B to doctors, hospitals 9.30.14
- Is the Sunshine Act website repeating HealthCare.gov's mistakes? 8.13.14
- Ain't No Sunshine in This Act 8.7.14
- Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Medical Groups Petition CMS to Add Proper Context to Payments, Increase Physician Outreach, Simplify Open Payments Registration 7.29.14
- Doctors want to know how CMS plans to display Sunshine payment data 7.29.14
- Docs Complain to CMS About "Sunshine" Data Disclosures 7.28.14
- Docs' Groups Ask CMS For Preview Of Sunshine Data Context 7.28.14
- Proposed Doctor Fee Schedule Would Change Process for Setting New Payments 7.16.14
- Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater 6.3.14
- Top 5 Tests to Avoid in Neurosurgery: Choosing Wisely 6.26.14
- AANS/CNS: 5 Tests & Procedures for Choosing Wisely Campaign 6.24.14
- Physician-Industry Teamwork Advances Care 4.19.14
- SGR, ICD-10 Delay Ready To Be Signed Into Law 3.31.14
- Doc Groups Stand Their Ground on SGR Repeal 3.30.14
- House Delays SGR Cuts, ICD-10 for a Year 3.27.14
- Team-Based Neurosurgical Care: AANS/CNS Position Statement 3.25.14
- Ending ‘Doc Fix’ Won’t Be Painless 3.10.14
- AANS/CNS Support New Trauma System Bill 3.3.14
- Reps. Green and Burgess introduce Trauma and Emergency Care Reauthorization Bill 2.27.14
- Physicians, Medical Specialists Praise Deal on New Medicare Payment System 2.7.14
- Doctors Coalition Looking for Change In Vehicle to Replace Medicare Pay System 1.21.14
- Neurosurgeons Join Surgical Community in Opposing Legislation to Repeal Medicare’s Physician Payment System 12.10.13
- The Doc Cap 11.4.13 Neurosurgeon Dr. Monica Wehby Announces Candidacy for U.S. Senate 11.4.13
- Spinal fusion is often appropriate 11.1.13
- The Hill - ObamaCare tax repeal within reach 10.8.13
- AANS Sends Disagreement Letter on Spinal Coding Edits 10.4.13
- AANS & Others: Repeal Medical Device Tax 10.4.13
