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Comment Letter

AANS and CNS Submit Comments on the Proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesATTN: CMS-1784-PP.O. Box 8013Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov Subject: CMS-1784-P Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2024 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Washington Committee Chair Featured in Article on Prior Authorization

Following an AANS/CNS Washington Office press release, News Medical published an article on July 4, “AANS, CNS urge CMS to finalize rules to improve prior authorization.” The article noted the AANS and the CNS joined 61 bipartisan senators and 233 members of the House of Representatives in urging CMS to finalize updates to prior authorization. The article quoted AANS/CNS Washington […]
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Please Support NeurosurgeryPAC and Make Your 2023 Contribution Today

Help your political action committee (PAC) meet its 2023 fundraising goal and contribute to NeurosurgeryPAC today. Please join the PAC’s “Why I Give” campaign to back candidates for the U.S. Congress who support neurosurgery’s 2023 policy agenda. NeurosurgeryPAC is nonpartisan, supporting candidates from across the political spectrum based on candidates’ voting records and campaign pledges.  Click here for […]
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Please Share Your Social Media Handles

The AANS/CNS Washington Committee and Washington Office are working to expand their social media reach. Our goal is to increase and enhance our engagement with neurosurgeons. With nearly 125,000 total followers across the Washington Committee’s social media accounts, we have an extensive audience for you to reach. Click here to provide us with your public social media […]
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Pediatric Neurosurgeon Reflects on Job and the Post-Roe Landscape

On July 28, Dave Davies of NPR’s Fresh Air interviewed pediatric neurosurgeon John “Jay” Wellons, III, MD, FAANS, about his memoir “All That Moves Us,” which reflects on his experiences operating on children facing critical illnesses and injuries. When asked what he thinks will happen in the post-Roe landscape, Dr. Wellons states: I can’t tell you how much I think that […]
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Pediatric Diseases Research Legislation Approved by House Committee

On July 19, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 (H.R. 3391). Introduced by Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.), this legislation would fund research on pediatric diseases and disorders at the National Institutes of Health, including pediatric and childhood cancer. The AANS and the CNS have endorsed the House and Senate bills.
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OIG Releases New Plan for Oversight of Managed Care

In August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a new work plan announcing oversight of Medicare and Medicaid managed care. The OIG noted that a primary goal is to “promote access to care for people enrolled in managed care,” particularly since access to services is the foundational principle for […]
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Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Repeal Ban on Physician-Led Hospitals

On July 27, the AANS and the CNS joined a coalition supporting the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (S. 470/H.R. 977). Introduced in the Senate by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and in the House by Reps. Michael C. Burgess, MD, (R-Texas) and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), the legislation would repeal the Affordable Care Act’s ban on physician-owned hospitals, […]
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Neurosurgery Supports Medicare Coverage of Carotid Artery Stenting

On Aug. 4, the AANS, the CNS and the AANS/CNS Joint Cerebrovascular Section sent a letter to CMS thanking the agency for releasing a Decision Memo on Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) and encouraging CMS to expand the indications for CAS. Earlier this year, the neurosurgical groups wrote CMS urging the agency to revisit the indications for CAS.