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Doctors Caucus Letter to House Leadership on Physician Payment Cuts

Last updated: July 23, 2024

Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy, We write to request your support for policies to address impending Medicare payment cuts in legislation moving through the U.S. House of Representatives before […]

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House of Reps Members Urge Leaders to Prevent Medicare Cuts

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Dear President Biden, Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, and Minority Leader McCarthy: We write today as a bipartisan group of lawmakers urging you to act quickly to prevent […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Commenting on National Provider Directory

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-0058-NCP.O. Box 8013Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov RE: Request for Information; National Directory of […]

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AANS and CNS Comment on MedPAC’s Ideas for Improving Primary Care Reimbursement

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Chairman Michael Chernew, PhDMedicare Payment Advisory Commission425 I Street, Suite 701Washington, DC 20001 RE: Options for Increasing Medicare Payment for Primary Care Dear Chairman Chernew, The Alliance of Specialty Medicine […]

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Neurosurgeons Push for Legislation to Prevent Medicare Cuts

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell and Leader McCarthy, The undersigned organizations, representing over one million physicians and non-physicians health care clinicians and the patients they serve, strongly […]

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Neurosurgery Urges Congressional Leaders to Include Prior Authorization Reform in Year-End Spending Bill

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, and Leaders Schumer and McConnell: We strongly urge you to advance the “Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act” (H.R. 3173/S. 3018) in any year-end legislative […]

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Senators Urge Action to Mitigate Medicare Payment Cuts

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Dear Leader Schumer and Leader McConnell, We write to express our serious concerns regarding the stability of Medicare payments to health care providers. Congress must address these vital payment challenges […]

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Neurosurgery Submits Comments to Congress on Medicare Payment and Quality Program Improvements

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Submitted via: macra.rfi@mail.house.gov Subject: Request for Information (RFI) on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 Dear Representatives Bera, Bucshon, Schrier, Burgess, Blumenauer, Wenstrup, Schneider and Miller-Meeks: […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Trauma Coalition to Urge House Funding for MISSION Zero Program

Last updated: July 23, 2024

Dear Chairwoman DeLauro and Ranking Members Granger and Cole: As you prepare to conference the final Fiscal Year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Trauma Coalition to Urge Senate Funding for MISSION Zero Program

Last updated: July 23, 2024

Dear Chairmen Lahey and Murray and Ranking Members Shelby and Blunt: As you prepare to conference the final Fiscal Year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies […]

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