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AANS and CNS Comment on Medicare Hospital Payment Proposed Rule

Last updated: August 13, 2024
Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesATTN: CMS-1808-PP.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov Subject: CMS-1808-P Hospital Inpatient Prospective […]
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Neurosurgery Supports Gun Violence Prevention Research Funding

Last updated: August 13, 2024
Dear Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, Chair Granger, and Ranking Member DeLauro: As you consider appropriations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, the undesigned 434 national, state, and local medical, public […]
  • Emergency/Trauma Care and Stroke
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Neurosurgery Urges CMS to Enforce Coverage of Biomechanical Interbody Devices

Last updated: August 13, 2024
Ellen Montz, PhDDeputy Administrator and DirectorConsumer Information and Insurance OversightCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244-1850 Submitted electronically via: Ellen.Montz@cms.hhs.gov Subject: Biomechanical Interbody Devices and Anterior Cervical […]
  • Reimbursement and Practice Management
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AANS and CNS Comment on Total Cost of Care Measure

Last updated: August 13, 2024
Acumen, LLC500 Airport Blvd., Suite 100Burlingame, CA 94010 Submitted via: macra-cost-measures-info@acumenllc.com SUBJECT: 2024 Total Per Capita Cost Measure Re-evaluation To whom it concerns: On behalf of the American Association of […]
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Neurosurgery Urges Congress to Fund Pediatric Device Consortia

Last updated: August 13, 2024
Dear Chair Heinrich, Chair Harris, Ranking Member Hoeven, and Ranking Member Bishop: As you begin to consider funding priorities for Fiscal Year 2025, we urge you to fund the Pediatric […]
  • Drugs and Devices
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Neurosurgery Leads Effort to Improve Spine Care Reimbursement

Last updated: August 13, 2024
Meena Seshamani, MD, PhDDeputy Administrator and Director, Center for MedicareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244 Subject: Medicare Device Payment Policy for Add-on Codes Dear Dr. Seshamani, […]
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Neurosurgery Urges CMS to Reduce Burdens Associated with APM Participation

Last updated: August 13, 2024
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSureAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesHubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 445–G 200Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20201 Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure: The undersigned, […]
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety