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Neurosurgery Urges Funding for MISSION Zero Program

On Oct. 27, the AANS and the CNS joined the Trauma Coalition in urging House and Senate appropriators to include $10 million in funding for the Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant (MISSION ZERO) Program in the final fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill. Championed by organized neurosurgery, the MISSION ZERO Act was […]
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Neurosurgery Responds to RFI on Medicare Payment and Quality Program Improvements

On Oct. 31, the AANS and the CNS responded to the Request for Information issued by Reps. Ami Bera, MD, (D-Calif.); Larry Bucshon, MD, (R-Ind); Kim Schrier, MD, (D-Wash.); Michael Burgess, MD, (R-Texas); Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.); Brad Wenstrup, DPM, (R-Ohio); Bradley Schneider (D-Ill.) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, (R-Iowa) seeking feedback on ways to improve the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). The neurosurgical groups urged Congress […]
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Senators Urge Action to Mitigate Medicare Payment Cuts

On Nov. 2, 46 senators sent a bipartisan letter to Senate leaders urging them to take action to address Medicare payment cuts set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023. The senators stressed that “Congress must address these vital payment challenges before the end of 2022 to ensure seniors continue to have access to care […]
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Biden Administration Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration

On Oct. 13, 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 […]
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Neurosurgery Leads Amicus Brief in New Surprise Billing Lawsuit

The No Surprises Act, which went into effect on Jan. 1, bans surprise medical bills for out-of-network care and establishes a process for resolving payment disputes between health plans and providers. Unfortunately, the final rule implementing the law continues to give preference to the qualifying payment amount — or median in-network rate — which unfairly favors insurers when […]
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Neurosurgery Blog Continues Tumor Series

Neurosurgery Blog continued to publish new blogs in its tumor series. Partnering with the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Tumors, the tumor series provides updates on the state of the subspecialty and highlights current issues. Read the latest article in the series, “Increasing Patient Access to Stereotactic Radiosurgery through Innovation.”
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Neurosurgeon Pens Op-Ed on Medicare Payment Cuts

On Nov. 1, AL.com published an op-ed by AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee member Richard Menger, MD, MPA, titled, “Why is it hard for grandma to see her doctor?” In the op-ed, Dr. Menger discusses how steep Medicare physician payment cuts scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, put seniors at risk for reduced access […]
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Neurosurgeon Featured in Article on Career Transition from NFL to Neurosurgery

On Oct. 11, the New York Times published an article on the career transition of Myron Rolle, MD, from playing in the National Football League to neurosurgery as part of the “It’s Never Too Late” series. Currently, a PGY-6 neurosurgery resident at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass., Dr. Rolle’s long-term goal is to practice neurosurgery in the […]
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Neurosurgeon Featured in Articles Regarding Medicare Payment Cuts

On Nov. 1, the Surgical Care Coalition (SCC) issued a press release urging Congress to protect patients from the proposed Medicare payment cuts set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, by passing H.R. 8800, the Supporting Medicare Providers Act. In the release, the SCC noted that significant medical inflation and staffing and supply chain shortages continue […]
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Neurosurgeon Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Medicine

On Oct. 17, the prestigious  National Academy of Medicine  announced  the election of another neurosurgeon to its ranks: James M. Markert, MD, MPH, FAANS, chair, department of neurosurgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham. He was recognized as a world expert on oncolytic viruses, an author of the first-ever paper on genetically engineered oncolytic viruses, the primary author on […]