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Comment Letter

Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Educating Senate about Prior Auth in Medicare

Subject: Delays and Denials in Medicare Advantage Plans Dear Chairs Blumenthal and Peters and Ranking Members Johnson and Paul: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), a coalition of 16 medical specialty societies representing more than 100,000 physicians and surgeons, our mission is to advocate for sound federal health care policy that fosters patient access […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letter of Support

AANS and CNS Join Coalition Supporting Senate GME Funding Legislation

Dear Senator Menendez, Senator Boozman, Senator Collins, and Leader Schumer: On behalf of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Advocacy Coalition, the 80 undersigned organizations offer our enthusiastic support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 (S. 1302). This bipartisan legislation is crucial to expanding the physician workforce and to ensuring that patients across […]
  • Graduate Medical Education
Press Release (AANS)

AANS and CNS Urge Senate to Fund MISSION Zero Trauma Program

STATEMENT of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons to the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies RE: FY 2024 Funding for Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant Program The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) […]
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
Letter of Support

Neurosurgery Urges House to Fund Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program

Dear Chair Granger, Chair Aderholt, and Ranking Member DeLauro: On behalf of organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children and adolescents, we write to thank you for your continued support for the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program (PSLRP) and request $30 million in funding for PSLRP in the House Fiscal Year (FY) […]
  • Graduate Medical Education
Letter of Support

Neurosurgery Urges Senate to Fund Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program

Dear Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, Chair Baldwin, and Ranking Member Capito: On behalf of organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children and adolescents, we write to thank you for your continued support for the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program (PSLRP) and request $30 million in funding for PSLRP in the Senate […]
  • Graduate Medical Education
Comment Letter

AANS and CNS Endorse Senate Safe Step Act

Dear Senators Murkowski, Hassan, Marshall, and Rosen: Thank you for your leadership of S. 652, the Safe Step Act, legislation that would create guardrails for patients subjected to step therapy protocols. The 60 undersigned medical organizations write to share our endorsement of this timely legislation, communicate how this bill will benefit our patients and our […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letter of Support

Neurosurgery Endorses Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act

Dear Congresswoman Sewell and Congressman Fitzpatrick: On behalf of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Advocacy Coalition, the nearly 80 undersigned organizations offer our enthusiastic support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 (H.R. 2389). This bipartisan legislation is crucial to expanding the physician workforce and to ensuring that patients across the country are […]
  • Graduate Medical Education
Letter of Support

Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Supporting Senate Bill to Increase GME Funding

RE: Support of S. 1302, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act Dear Majority Leader Schumer and Senators Menendez, Boozman, and Collins: As the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance), our mission is to advocate for sound federal health care policy that fosters patient access to the highest quality specialty care. As patient and physician advocates, the […]
  • Graduate Medical Education
Letter of Support

AANS and CNS Join Alliance in Supporting Legislation to Improve Medicare Physician Payment System

Re: Support of H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act Dear Representatives Ruiz, Bucshon, Bera, and Miller-Meeks: As patient and physician advocates, the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance) writes in support of your legislation, H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, which would provide an annual inflationary update for […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letter of Support

Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Supporting Senate Bill to Reform Step Therapy

RE: Support for S. 652, the Safe Step Act Dear Senators Murkowski, Hassan, Marshall, and Rosen: As patient and physician advocates, the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance) writes in support of your legislation, S. 652, the Safe Step Act, which would provide patients and providers with a clear and transparent appeals process when subject to […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management