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Summary of Issues of Interest in 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

Published: November 20, 2024

OverviewOn Nov. 1, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule. CMS finalized a CY 2025 PFS conversion […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Medical Societies to Urge Congress to Protect Medicare Patients and Physician Practices Before Year-End

Published: November 15, 2024

Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Jeffries: The undersigned national medical societies and state medical associations write to urgently request that Congress pass legislation […]

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Alliance of Specialty Medicine Supports H.R. 10073: The Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2024

Published: November 13, 2024

Re: Support of H.R. 10073, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2024 Dear Representatives Murphy, Panetta, Miller-Meeks, Bera, Bucshon, Ruiz, Joyce, and Schrier: As patient and physician […]

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Alliance of Specialty Medicine Expresses Support for H.R. 10073 to Prevent Medicare Physician Fee Cuts and Ensure Financial Stability

Published: November 13, 2024

RE: Physician Payment Reform Outline Dear Chair Rodgers and Chair Guthrie: The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”) represents more than 100,000 specialty physicians and surgeons across 16 specialty and […]

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Alliance of Specialty Medicine Calls on Congress to Address Impacts of the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (S.2305)

Published: November 6, 2024

RE: The Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act (S.2305) Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Speaker Johnson, Minority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Jeffries: The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance) is a coalition […]

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Neurosurgery Supports the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act

Published: October 30, 2024

Neurosurgery Supports the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act The AANS and the CNS urge Congress to reverse Medicare payment cuts and adopt long-term reforms. Washington, DC—Today, the American […]

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Neurosurgery Supports Congressional Efforts to Prevent Medicare Payment Cuts

Published: October 15, 2024

Neurosurgery Supports Congressional Efforts to Prevent Medicare Payment CutsThe AANS and the CNS join Congress in calling for reforms to the MPFS. Washington, DC—Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons […]

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AANS and CNS Support to Passing the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act

Published: October 14, 2024

Subject: Request to Pass the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 8702/S. 4532) Speaker Johnson, Leaders Schumer, Jeffries, and McConnell: On behalf of the Regulatory Relief Coalition (RRC), […]

Letters

House Members Urge Leaders to Prevent Medicare Payment Cuts

Published: October 11, 2024

Dear Speaker Johnson and Minority Leader Jeffries: The undersigned bipartisan members of Congress write to urge you to expeditiously pass legislative fixes that not only stop another damaging round of […]

Letters

Neurosurgery Joins Letter to Humana Regarding Coverage for Closed Loop Spinal Cord Neurostimulators

Published: October 9, 2024

October 9, 2024Manisha Dhuria, MD, MBA, CPEAssociate VP, Physician Leadership, Humanamdhuria@humana.comDear Dr. Dhuria, We are writing on behalf of the more than 95,000 members our undersigned societies represent. Our members […]

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