- For Immediate Release
October 15, 2024 - Contact: Lara C. Kanitra
(202)446-2028
lkanitra@neurosurgery.org
Neurosurgery Supports Congressional Efforts to Prevent Medicare Payment Cuts
The AANS and the CNS join Congress in calling for reforms to the MPFS.
Washington, DC—Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) announced their strong support for a bipartisan letter led by U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, (R-Iowa), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Greg Murphy, MD, (R-N.C.), Raul Ruiz, MD, (D-Calif.), Larry Bucshon, MD, (R-Ind.), Kim Schrier, MD, (DWash.), John Joyce, MD, (R-Pa.), and Ami Bera, MD, (D-Calif.) urging House Leadership to prevent a 2.8% Medicare payment cut. Outlined in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), this cut will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025, absent federal legislation.
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