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Washington E-Newsletter

AANS and CNS Urges CMS to Address Network Adequacy Standards

On Jan. 8, the AANS and the CNS joined the Alliance of Specialty Medicine in submitting comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, urging the agency to address network adequacy concerns. Physician network adequacy is an ongoing issue, particularly for consumers that require specialty and […]
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Indiana Wins Both Leibrock State Leadership Awards for 2023

Congratulations to the State of Indiana for its clean sweep of the Leibrock State Leadership Awards! Indiana won both awards: the state with the most money raised (with $29,742) and the state with the highest percentage of participation (14.6%). The runner-up for most money raised was California ($29,496) and West Virginia for percentage of participation (6%). […]
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NeurosurgeryPAC Helped to Advance Neurosurgery’s Advocacy Agenda in 2023

NeurosurgeryPAC closed out 2023 raising nearly $240,000 from neurosurgeons across the country. This represented a 12% increase in contributions from 2022. Thank you to all our contributors! These funds allowed NeurosurgeryPAC to support candidates who support neurosurgery’s policy agenda. NeurosurgeryPAC is a nonpartisan political action committee that does not base its decisions on party affiliation but […]
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Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Reauthorize Pandemic Preparedness Programs

On Dec. 13, the AANS and the CNS joined the Trauma Coalition, urging House and Senate leaders to encourage the reauthorization of the Pandemic All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA). Initially passed in 2006, PAHPA has continued to improve the nation’s public and medical preparedness and response capabilities during public health emergencies and disasters. Reauthorizing these essential […]
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AANS and CNS Support Prior Authorization Legislation

The AANS and the CNS recently joined the Regulatory Relief Coalition in sending a letter supporting H.R. 5213, the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act. Sponsored by Rep. Mark Green, MD, (R-Tenn.), this legislation would reform prior authorization in Medicare by requiring that all prior authorizations and adverse determinations must be made by a licensed physician who is board certified […]
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AANS and CNS Continue Advocating for Medicare Physician Payment System Reform

Efforts to advance legislation to reverse Medicare payment cuts and adopt long-term reforms continue, with Congress taking several steps on one of neurosurgery’s top advocacy priorities. As previously reported, additional legislation to provide an annual inflation-based update to Medicare physician payments and to reform Medicare’s budget-neutrality rules is also pending. The AANS and the CNS will […]
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CMS Finalizes Prior Authorization Reform

On Jan. 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized rules streamlining prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) fee-for-service, Medicaid managed care, CHIP managed care and Qualified Health Plans on the federal exchange. The final rule requires, among other things, covered plans to: CMS projects this […]
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Please Complete the AMA Physician Practice Expense Survey

The American Medical Association’s (AMA) Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey is underway, and the AANS and the CNS urge all selected neurosurgeons to participate in this effort. The survey — endorsed by more than 170 organizations, including the AANS and the CNS — aims to collect updated and accurate data on practice costs (current data are 15 […]
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AANS Names Katie O. Orrico, Esq., Incoming CEO

On Dec. 20, 2023, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) named Katie O. Orrico, Esq., senior vice president of health policy and advocacy for the AANS and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), as the new AANS CEO. Ms. Orrico is set to transition to this new role by early spring 2024. “I am incredibly humbled and […]
Comment Letter

AANS and CNS Oppose Development of Flawed Quality Measures

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore MD 21244 Submitted electronically to PIMMSMVPSupport@gdit.com Subject: Draft 2025 MVP Candidate Feedback To whom it concerns: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), representing more than 4,000 neurosurgeons in the United States, we appreciate the opportunity to […]
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