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Letters

AANS and CNS Urge Senate to Adopt Balanced Solution Surprise Medical Bills

Published: October 16, 2019
Dear Majority Leader McConnell and Democratic Leader Schumer: The undersigned medical organizations remain committed to working with Congress to seek a balancedlegislative solution to protect patients from unanticipated (“surprise”) medical […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
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AANS and CNS Urge House to Adopt Balanced Solution to Surprise Medical Bills

Published: October 16, 2019
Dear Speaker Pelosi and Republican Leader McCarthy: The undersigned medical organizations remain committed to working with Congress to seek a balancedlegislative solution to protect patients from unanticipated (“surprise”) medical bills […]
  • Medical Liability Reform
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Neurosurgery Asks Congress for Positive Medicare Payment Updates

Published: October 15, 2019
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members, The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”) represents more than 100,000 specialty physicians andis dedicated to the development of sound federal health care policy that […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
Letters

AANS/CNS Comment on CMS’ Action Plan on Pain Management

Published: October 11, 2019
Subject: Request for Information (RFI) on the Development of a CMS Action Plan toPrevent Opioid Addiction and Enhance Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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AANS and CNS Endorse National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month

Published: October 9, 2019
SUBJECT: S. Res. 329, Designating September 2019, as “National Spinal Cord InjuryAwareness Month” Dear Senator Rubio, On behalf of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of […]
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
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Organized Neurosurgery Comments on NINDS Strategic Plan

Published: September 30, 2019
SUBJECT: NINDS strategic plan planning process input from national organizedneurological surgical organizations Dear Dr. Schor: On behalf of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AAcNS), American Association ofNeurological Surgeons (AANS), […]
  • Biomedical Research
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
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Neurosurgery Comments on CY 2020 Medicare OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule

Published: September 27, 2019
Subject: CMS-1717-P Medicare Program: Calendar Year 2020 Hospital OutpatientProspective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems andQuality Reporting Programs Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American Association of Neurological […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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Neurosurgery Joins Registry Coalition in Commenting on Medicare Fee Schedule

Published: September 27, 2019
RE: Physician Clinical Registry Coalition’s Comments on the Proposed CY 2020Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule andUpdates to the Quality Payment Program (CMS-1715-P) Dear Administrator Verma: […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management