On May 17, Senate Finance Committee chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and ranking member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the “Bolstering Chronic Care through Physician Payment: Current Challenges and Policy Options in Medicare Part B” white paper. On June 14, the AANS and the CNS joined the Alliance of Specialty Medicine in sending a comment letter with recommendations for stabilizing and improving Medicare physician reimbursement and performance programs through legislative reforms. The AANS and the CNS also joined the Surgical Coalition in sending a comment letter expressing enthusiastic support for the committee’s efforts and offering principles for consideration.
Click here to read the Alliance of Specialty Medicine letter and here to read the Surgical Coalition letter.
