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AANS/CNS Position Statement on Arthrodesis of the Spine

Published: August 21, 2021
Position Statement on Arthrodesis of the Spine by the Non-Spine Surgeon BackgroundPatient safety and optimal outcomes are maximized by team-based treatment of patients with either trauma or degenerative diseases of […]
Letters

AANS and CNS Object to Hospital DRG Assignments for LITT

Published: August 21, 2021
SUBJECT: Reassignment of MS-DRGs for Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) BrainProcedures in FY 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective PaymentSystem (IPPS) Final Rule Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure: On behalf of the American […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

AANS and CNS Provide Comments to CMS on Network Adequacy

Published: July 28, 2021
RE: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332Waiver Implementing Regulations, and Improving Health Insurance Markets for 2022 andBeyond Proposed Rule Dear Ms. Brooks-LaSure, The Alliance of […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
Letters

Neurosurgeons Lead Coalition Effort to Prevent Steep Medicare Cuts

Published: July 23, 2021
Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leaders Schumer, McConnell, and McCarthy: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing over one million physician and non-physicianhealth care providers, thank you for your ongoing support […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

Registry Coalition Makes Recommendations for 21st Century Cures 2.0

Published: July 9, 2021
Re: Recommendations for Cures 2.0 Legislation Dear Representatives DeGette and Upton: The undersigned members of the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition (“Coalition”)write to offer our recommendations for legislative reform to include […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Letters

AANS and CNS Join AAMC in Commenting on Distribution of new GME Slots

Published: June 28, 2021
Re: FY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rule Graduate MedicalEducation Proposals (CMS-1752-P) Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure: On behalf of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Advocacy Coalition, which consists ofhospital groups, […]
  • Graduate Medical Education