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Comment Letter

Neurosurgery Comments on Network Adequacy

Chiquita Brooks-LaSureAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-9899-PP.O. Box 8016Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024 Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure, The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”), representing more than 100,000 specialty physicians from sixteen specialty and subspecialty societies, […]
  • Health Care Competition
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Congress Passes Legislation to Mitigate Steep Medicare Payment Cuts

Before adjourning in 2022, Congress passed legislation to mitigate a combined 8.5% Medicare physician payment cut (a 4.5% Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and a 4% Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act (PAY GO) of 2010 cut). The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117–328) provided partial relief from the cuts as follows: Despite this action, neurosurgeons face a […]
Comment Letter

Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Hold Hearings on Medicare Payment System

Dear Senator/Representative, On behalf of the undersigned physician and non-physician organizations, representing more than one million clinicians and the patients they serve, welcome to the 118th Congress. Our combined memberships represent a significant portion of the clinicians in this nation, and we remain committed to ensuring America’s seniors have access to high-quality care. Reforming the […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Washington E-Newsletter

Biden Administration Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration

On Jan. 11, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration. The PHE was extended for an additional 90 days. This means that all telehealth and other waivers and flexibilities implemented during the PHE will remain in effect. The department has also stated that it will provide 60 […]
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Never miss a post by subscribing today! The mission of Neurosurgery Blog is to investigate and report on how health care policy affects patients, physicians and medical practice and to illustrate how the art and science of neurosurgery encompass much more than brain surgery. We invite you to visit the blog and subscribe to it, as well as connect […]
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Start the New Year Off by Contributing to NeurosurgeryPAC

In 2022, NeurosurgeryPAC raised $212,000 from neurosurgeons across the country, falling short of its $250,000 annual fundraising goal. These funds allowed NeurosurgeryPAC to support candidates who supported neurosurgery’s 2022 policy agenda, contributing $247,000 to 68 federal candidates, evenly split between democrats and republicans. Congratulations to California and Nevada neurosurgeons, the 2022 Leibrock State Leadership Award winners, for the most contributions […]
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Neurosurgery Responds to CMS RFI on National Provider Directory

The AANS and the CNS joined the Alliance of Specialty Medicine in responding to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information (RFI). The RFI sought input from the public about establishing a National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services that could serve as a “centralized data hub” for health care providers […]
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Neurosurgery Raises Concerns about MedPAC Primary Care Payment Proposals

Recently, the AANS and the CNS joined the Alliance of Specialty Medicine in a letter to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) expressing concerns with policy options to boost primary care reimbursement. The proposals continue to prioritize primary care over specialty care, and the letter urges MedPAC to consider alternative means of increasing interest in […]
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Neurosurgery Priorities Addressed in Omnibus Spending Bill

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117–328) — a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government — addressed several of organized neurosurgery’s advocacy priorities. The legislation: Unfortunately, despite neurosurgery’s advocacy efforts and encouragement, and strong bipartisan support in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, the spending bill did not incorporate the Improving Seniors’ […]
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Neurosurgery Lauds Proposed Rule to Streamline Prior Authorization

The Regulatory Relief Coalition (RRC), of which the AANS and the CNS are leaders, issued a press release lauding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for its recently released proposed rule. The proposal — which applies to Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, Children’s Health Insurance Program and federal Marketplace qualified health plans — closely aligns with […]