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Legislative News Program Form (PDF 41.0KB) NEW ! AANS and CNS Comment on Proposed Changes to EMTALA. NEW ! AANS and CNS Oppose Proposal to Increase Medicare Payments to Primary Care Physicians. NEW ! AANS, CNS and AMA conducting Physician Practice Information survey. NEW ! Medicare Participation Options For Physicians (PDF 48.0KB) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Delay Disclosure of National Provider Identifier (NPI) Numbers until August 1, 2007 Physician Practice Information survey Frequently Asked Questions (PDF 14.0KB) Change Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Program: Contact Your Senators (PDF 42.0KB) The AANS and CNS issued a joint press release in response to the May 31 article in the New England Journal of Medicine, on results of the SPORT phase-two study, which analyzes outcomes of patients with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. To view the press release, click here Congress Passes Trauma Care Legislation - Please Thank Your Senators and Representatives and Urge them to Support Full Funding House of Representatives Passes Stroke Legislation - Please Thank Your Representatives and Urge Your Senators to Pass this Legislation! Neurosurgeons May Be Eligible for Federal Funds for Emergency Care Costs Neurosurgeons Must Obtain National Provider Identifier Number by May 23, 2007 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Extends Deadline to Enroll in Medicare until February 14, 2007 Congress Passes Legislation Halting 5 Percent Payment Reduction in 2007: Funding Structure and Quality Reporting Provisions Raise Serious Concerns Medicare to Hold Payments for Nine Days Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposes Significatn Physician Payment Cuts in 2007 Call for Nominations for AANS/CNS Resident Delegate to the AMA Spinal Fusion Medicare Coding Edit Deleted Medical Liability Reform Legislation Falls Short in U.S. Senate (May 9, 2006) AANS Political Action Committee: AANSPAC (PDF 687KB) Charitable Deduction Issues Memo (PDF 140KB) Know Your Medicare Participation Options (PDF 48KB) AANS/CNS Raise Concerns About Medicare Pay-for-Performance Congressional Leaders Call on CMS to Help Prevent Medicare Physician Payment Cuts (PDF 260KB) AANS/CNS Submit Comments to EMTALA Technical Advisory Group. Click here for a copy of the comments (PDF 250KB)