Winston-Salem Journal Features AANS President in Op-Ed

In response to the CMS’s rule, AANS President John A. Wilson, MD, FAANS, contributed a piece to the Winston-Salem Journal examining how it will undercut surgical practices and hospitals across America, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Wilson explains, “a cut of this magnitude in normal times would be a shock to our health care system. But to make these cuts in the middle of this pandemic is devastating and represents public health malpractice.” Dr. Wilson urges Congress to waive budget neutrality to stop the cuts to Medicare to save patients’ access to surgical care.

Click here to read the op-ed.