Reimbursement and Practice Management
On April 14, 2015, Congress repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) permanently eliminates SGR and provides positive annual payment updates lasting through 2019. Since MACRA significantly changes the way Medicare pays physicians, we have developed a MACRA Resource Page to help educate neurosurgeons about this topic. In addition to our efforts on MACRA, the Coding and Reimbursement Committee is actively involved in bringing or reviewing new or revised CPT codes, is a strong advocate for appropriate valuation of neurosurgical services and neurosurgery’s Rapid Response Team works tirelessly to ensure that third party payors cover necessary neurosurgical services.
Key Resources
Letters
RE: Medicare Patient Empowerment Act (S. 826) Dear Senators Paul and Murkowski: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound federal health carepolicy that […]
Letters
SUBJECT: Neurosurgery Endorsement of Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Dear Representative Sessions: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), representing more than […]
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SUBJECT: Neurosurgery Endorsement of Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Dear Representative Sessions: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), representing more than […]
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SUBJECT: Neurosurgery Endorsement of Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Dear Sens. Paul and Murkowski: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), representing […]
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SUBJECT: H.R. 3259, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act Dear Reps. Sewell, McKinley, Kuster and Fitzpatrick: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress […]
Letters
Published: April 27, 2021
Subject: Neurosurgery Support of the CONNECT for Health Care Act Dear Senator Schatz: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress ofNeurological Surgeons (CNS), representing […]
Letters
Published: April 27, 2021
Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leaders Schumer, McConnell, and McCarthy: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing a broad range of physician and non-physicianhealth care providers, thank you for your continued […]
Letters
Published: March 23, 2021
SUBJECT: S. 586, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act Dear Senators Capito, Shaheen, Portman and Manchin: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress […]
Letters
Published: March 12, 2021
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, and MinorityLeader McCarthy: We, the undersigned organizations, extend our sincere appreciation to Congress for itsunwavering support of frontline health care providers […]
Letters
Published: March 12, 2021
RE: Support for H.R. 1868, a bill to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, and Leader McCarthy: Thank you for your leadership on behalf of physicians […]
Letters
Published: February 22, 2021
Dear Members of the 117th Congress, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing a broad range of physician and non-physician providers, welcome to the 117th Congress. Our organizations and collective […]
Letters
Published: February 22, 2021
Dear Members of the 117th Congress, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing a broad range of physician and non-physician providers, congratulations on your election to the 117th Congress. Our […]
Article
Published: January 12, 2021
On Dec. 27, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.133) into law (P.L. 116-260) — a massive omnibus spending bill that includes nearly $900 billion […]
Article
Published: January 1, 2021
Overview On Nov. 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Changes toHospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)Payment System final […]
Article
Published: January 1, 2021
Overview On Nov. 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2022 MedicarePhysician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule. The agency estimates the final rule will […]
Letters
Published: December 14, 2020
Dear Congressional Leadership, On behalf of the 21 undersigned organizations representing surgeons and anesthesiologists across theUnited States, we strongly urge you to take action before Congress adjourns for the year […]
Letters
Published: December 4, 2020
Dear Congressional Leadership: On behalf of the 20 undersigned organizations representing surgeons across the United States, we write to youtoday regarding significant concerns with the devastating Medicare physician payment cuts […]
Letters
Published: December 4, 2020
Dear Leaders McConnell and Schumer: We write to express our support for addressing upcoming physician payment cutsin ongoing legislative negotiations. We believe these cuts will further strain our health caresystem, […]
Letters
Published: December 4, 2020
Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy: As members of the Congressional Black Caucus, we want to thank you for your efforts to ensureaccess to health care for patients and to […]
Letters
Published: December 3, 2020
Dear Senator Paul: On behalf of the undersigned organizations representing surgeons across the United States, wewould like to express our strong support for the Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2020. […]
Letters
Published: December 3, 2020
Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy: We urgently request that you address the impending cuts in the CY21 Medicare Physician FeeSchedule in any legislation moving through the House before the […]
Letters
Published: December 3, 2020
RE: Urgent action needed to prevent Medicare payment cuts and maintain access to specialty care Dear Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader Hoyer, and Leader McCarthy: Thank you for […]
Letters
Published: November 11, 2020
Dear Representatives Bera, Bucshon, Boyle, Finkenauer, Holding, Marshall, Roe and Ruiz: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, thank you for your leadership in introducing H.R.8702, a bill to halt pending […]
Letters
Published: November 11, 2020
Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader Schumer, and MinorityLeader McCarthy: The COVID-19 global health pandemic remains unprecedented in both the scale and scope of itsimpact, and the response […]
Letters
Published: November 10, 2020
Dear Administrator Verma: The undersigned organizations represent the hundreds of thousands of physicians who provide care for ournation’s patients every day. The COVID-19 (2019 novel coronavirus) public health emergency (PHE) […]
