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Washington E-Newsletter

AANS and CNS Continue Advocating for Prior Authorization Reform

Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule requiring Medicare Advantage plans and other public health insurers to implement automated prior authorization systems. This proposal would: The proposal has cleared CMS and awaits final approval from the White House. This proposed rule mirrors the key policies of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to […]
Washington E-Newsletter

Efforts to Reform the Medicare Physician Payment System Continue

Efforts to advance legislation to prevent Medicare payment cuts and adopt long-term reforms continue, with Congress taking several steps on one of neurosurgery’s top advocacy priorities. The AANS and the CNS will continue their efforts to prevent Medicare cuts next year and adopt longer-term reforms. To this end, on Nov. 6, the neurosurgical societies joined […]
Washington E-Newsletter

Please Complete the AMA Physician Practice Expense Survey

The American Medical Association’s (AMA) Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey is underway, and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (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 […]
Comment Letter

Neurosurgery Urges MedPAC to Recommend Medicare Physician Payment Increase

Michael Chernew, PhDChairmanMedicare Payment Advisory Commission425 I Street, Suite 701Washington, DC 20001 RE: Assessing and Updating Medicare Payment for Physicians’ Services in CY 2025 Dear Chairman Chernew, The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”) represents more than 100,000 specialty physicians from 16 specialty and subspecialty societies who are dedicated to the development of sound federal […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letter of Support

Neurosurgery-Led Coalition Endorses Prior Auth Reform Legislation

The Honorable Mark Green, MDU.S. House of Representatives2446 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515 Subject: Support for Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act Dear Representative Green: The Regulatory Relief Coalition (RRC), a coalition of national physician specialty organizations seeking to reduce regulatory burdens that interfere with patient care, is pleased to support H.R. 5213, […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Comment Letter

Neurosurgery Calls on Congress to Halt Medicare Cuts

Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Johnson, and Minority Leader Jeffries: The undersigned national medical organizations and state medical societies write to strongly urge Congress to quickly pass legislation to stop another impending round of Medicare payment cuts. Absent Congressional intervention, physicians are facing a 3.37 percent payment reduction on January 1, 2024. […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Comment Letter

Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Take Action to Stop Pending Medicare Cuts

Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Johnson, and Minority Leader Jeffries: On behalf of the 54 organizations representing physicians and other health care providers across the United States, we write to urge Congress to stop the 3.4% cut in Medicare physician payment that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Comment Letter

Neurosurgery Urges House to Pass Legislation to Expand Telehealth

Dear Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries: Thank you for your ongoing leadership in expanding access to virtual care and for your commitment to consideration of permanent telehealth access policies. We write today to encourage passage of the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 (S. 1001/H.R. 1843), which the House Ways & Means Committee advanced on a […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Comment Letter

Neurosurgery Applauds House Doc Caucus’ Medicare Payment Improvement Legislation

Dear Representatives Wenstrup, Murphy, and Burgess: The undersigned national medical organizations and state medical societies deeply appreciate your leadership in drafting a proposal to reform the budget-neutrality policies that have been eroding Medicare physician payment levels in recent years. Your October 4 draft legislation would add needed stability and predictability to Medicare physician payments. Click […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letter of Support

Neurosurgery Joins Coalition in Urging Prior Auth Reform

The Honorable Michael Burgess, ChairHealth Care Task ForceHouse Committee on the BudgetU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 Via: hbcr.health@mail.house.gov Dear Congressman Burgess: The Regulatory Relief Coalition is pleased to have the opportunity to respond to the Budget Committee Health Care Task Force’s August 25, 2023, Request for Information (RFI), soliciting input on actions Congress could […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management