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MIPS 2021 Data Submission Period Now Open

CMS has opened the data submission period for eligible clinicians who participated in the 2021 performance year of the MIPS. Data can be submitted and updated from now until March 31 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Additional information about how to submit data is available. MIPS eligible clinicians should also start seeing 2022 MIPS payment adjustments, based on […]
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CMS Publishes Missing Digital Contact Information Report

CMS recently published the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Public Reporting of Missing Digital Contact Information Report. The Report contains the names and NPIs of providers who do not have digital contact information, also known as “endpoints,” included in the NPPES system as of Dec. 17, 2021. Endpoints allow health care providers to send […]
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CMS Seeks Feedback on Low Back Pain Cost Measure

CMS and its contractor, Acumen, LLC, will conduct field-testing for five newly developed episode-based cost measures, including a low back pain cost measure, from Jan. 10 through Feb. 25. Field-testing allows CMS to collect feedback and refine this measure before it is tied to Medicare physician payment adjustments under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Neurosurgeons […]
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Doximity Report Shows Neurosurgery Tops Physician Compensation

According to Doximity’s 2021 Physician Compensation Report, physician salaries increased 3.8% from 2020 to 2021. The survey of more than 40,000 full-time U.S. physicians for this year’s report found neurosurgery is the specialty with the highest average annual compensation, at $773,201. Male doctors earn over $122,000 more than their female counterparts annually, and men make […]
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NeurosurgeryPAC has a Strong Fundraising Year

NeurosurgeryPAC had a strong fundraising year in 2021, raising more than $245,000. Thanks to all our contributors! As always, NeurosurgeryPAC contributes to candidates who will help advance our policy agenda. Contributing to NeurosurgeryPAC is easier than ever. Help jump-start the 2022 fundraising campaign by contributing today. You can do so by using the online donation option […]
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AANS and CNS Endorse Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Research Bill

On Dec. 15, 2021, the AANS and the CNS sent a letter supporting the Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness, Research, and Education (CCM-CARE) Act (S. 3390). Sponsored by Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), this legislation would provide crucial insights into cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) by expanding research at the National Institutes of Health, the Centers […]
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Neurosurgery Opposes Bill to Give Trial Lawyers Tax Breaks

On Dec. 17, 2021, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) — a coalition of associations and businesses representing physicians and other health care providers, hospitals, medical liability insurers, employers and health care consumers — wrote a letter urging the removal of Sec. 138518, Expenses in Contingency Fees Cases, from the Build Back Better […]
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AMA to Hold Webinar to Help Educate Physicians about the No Surprises Act

Register to join the AMA for a webinar on Thursday, Jan. 20 at 1:00 p.m. EST, “Implementing the No Surprises Act.” Learn what physicians need to do immediately to comply with the new law. Experts will also address enforcement challenges and the interaction between state and federal surprise billing requirements. Speakers include: Click here to register.
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Neurosurgeons Must Now Comply with No Surprises Act

The No Surprises Act (NSA) took effect on Jan. 1. Included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), the NSA protects patients from surprise medical bills and outlines rules providers must follow when delivering out-of-network care, including the process for resolving payment disputes. The law also includes provider price transparency provisions for patients considering […]
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Neurosurgery Leads Amicus Brief Effort in Surprise Billing Lawsuit

On Dec. 9, the American Medical Association (AMA) and American Hospital Association (AHA) filed suit against the Biden Administration to stop part of the surprise billing regulations from going into effect in January. The interim final rule (IFR) implementing the No Surprises Act requires arbitrators to primarily use the “qualifying payment amount” (QPA), which is based on […]