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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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Neurosurgery Comments on NASS Cervical Fusion Coverage Policy

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Edward Dohring, MD, PresidentNorth American Spine Society7075 Veterans Blvd.Burr Ridge, IL 60527 SUBJECT: NASS Draft Cervical Fusion Coverage Policy Recommendations Dear Dr. Dohring: On behalf of the American Association of […]

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AANS CNS Submit Comments on MS-DRG Assignment for LITT

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesATTN: CMS-1771-FP.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Submitted electronically via https://www.mearis.cms.gov SUBJECT: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 […]

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Neurosurgery Provides Comments on MS-DRG Assignment for LITT Procedures

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesATTN: CMS-1771-FP.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Submitted electronically via https://www.mearis.cms.gov SUBJECT: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 […]

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Neurosurgery Leads Coalition Effort to Prevent Medicare Cuts

Last updated: June 26, 2024

Dear Representatives Bera and Bucshon, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing over one million physician and non‐physician health care clinicians, we applaud the introduction of H.R. 8800, the Supporting […]

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Neurosurgery Joins Alliance in Supporting Legislation to Mitigate Medicare cuts

Last updated: June 26, 2024

Re: Support of H.R. 8800, the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 Dear Representatives Bera and Bucshon: The undersigned organizations of the Alliance of Specialty Medicine (the “Alliance”) write to […]

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