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NeurosurgeryPAC Supports Bipartisan Candidates

During the second quarter of 2023, NeurosurgeryPAC contributed to candidates who support organized neurosurgery’s policy priorities. Your political action committee (PAC) contributed to the following candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives: Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.); Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.); Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.); Michael Burgess, MD, (R-Texas); Lou Correa (D-Calif.); Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.); Neal Dunn, MD, (R-Fla.); Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.); Mark Green, MD, (R-Tenn.); Morgan Griffith (R-Va.); Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.); Annie Kuster (D-N.H.); Greg Murphy, MD, (R-N.C.); Jimmy […]
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Please Support YOUR NeurosurgeryPAC and Make Your 2023 Contribution!

As the second quarter ends, NeurosurgeryPAC encourages neurosurgeons to join the “Why I Give” campaign. By joining this effort, neurosurgery will be able to continue backing candidates for federal office who support neurosurgery’s 2023 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda. NeurosurgeryPAC is a nonpartisan political action committee that does not base its decisions on party affiliation but focuses […]
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Neurosurgery Opposes Bill to Expand Non-Physician Scope of Practice

On June 1, the AANS and the CNS joined the American Medical Association (AMA) in a letter to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce Committee and Ways and Means opposing H.R. 2713, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act. Known as the “I CAN Act,” the legislation would allow non-physician practitioners to perform tasks […]
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Neurosurgery Supports BLEEDing Act

In May, the AANS and the CNS sent a letter of support for S. 1653, the Prevent Blood Loss with Emergency Equipment Devices Act. Introduced by Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and John Boozman, OD, (R-Ark.), this legislation would expand access to life-saving bleeding control kits in schools, malls, houses of worship, libraries and other gathering places in communities across the country. By authorizing a new grant […]
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AANS and CNS Urge Congress to Fund MISSION ZERO Program

On May 18, the AANS and the CNS submitted a statement to the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies asking for $11.5 million to fund the Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant (MISSION ZERO) Program for Fiscal Year 2024. The MISSION ZERO program was signed into law in […]
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Neurosurgery Supports Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 Legislation

In May, the AANS and the CNS sent letters to the Senate and House sponsors of the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 (S. 1624/H.R. 3391). Introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.), this legislation would expand the available funds to support research on pediatric diseases and disorders at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). By redirecting penalties collected from certain […]
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AANS and CNS Urge Congress to Address Medical Student Debt

On June 6, the AANS and the CNS called on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) to address the high student loan debt facing physicians by advancing the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (S. 704). The bipartisan REDI Act would allow borrowers to qualify for interest-free deferment on their […]
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Neurosurgery Continues Support for Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Program

On May 17, the AANS and the CNS urged Congress to provide $30 million in funding for the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program (PSLRP). The letter stressed the need to fund the PSLRP since without “federal investment in the pediatric medical subspecialty, pediatric surgical specialty, and child mental health workforce, children will continue to face […]
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Legislation Introduced to Fund Additional GME Slots

The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 1302/H.R. 2389) has been reintroduced in the U.S. House and Senate. Sponsored by Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), John Boozman, OD, (R-Ark.), Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) in the Senate, and Reps. Terri A. Sewell (D-Ala.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) in the House, this neurosurgery-endorsed legislation would provide 14,000 new Medicare graduate medical education (GME) slots over […]
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Neurosurgery Supports Telehealth Expansion Legislation

On June 6, the AANS and the CNS joined the Alliance for Connected Care in sending a letter from 188 health care and patient support organizations urging the House Committee on Ways and Means to advance the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 1843/S. 1001) to the full House of Representatives for consideration. The Telehealth Expansion Act […]