Neurosurgery and Health Care Reform

Physicians United for Patients Campaign

AANS CNS Special Announcement on Health Care Reform

• Statement of the State and Specialty Medical Societies on the Medicare Physician Payment Crisis - 6-16-10
  
  
• Alliance of Specialty Medicine Letter in Support of H.R. 4985 to Repeal the IPAB - 04-06-10
  
  
• Letter to AMA Opposing House Passage of Senate Bill - 03-17-10
  
  
• Grassroots Action Alert: Healthcare Reform Moves Closer to Finish Line:
  CONTACT CONGRESS TODAY AND URGE THEM TO VOTE NO! - 03-16-10
  
  
• Alliance Letter to House Leaders on Health Reform - 03-10-10
  
  
• State and National Specialty Medical Societies Letter to House Leaders on Health Reform - 03-10-10
  
  
• Neurosurgeons Join National Coalition That’s Focused on Preserving the Practice of Medicine and the Patient-Physician Relationship - 03-10-10
  
  
• Coalition of State Medical and National Specialty Societies Letter to the U.S. Senate on Medicare Physician Payment System and Private Contracting - 03-04-10
  
  
• Coalition of State Medical and National Specialty Societies Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives on Medicare Physician Payment System and Private Contracting - 03-04-10
  
  
• Healthcare Reform's Long and Winding Road: Neurosurgeons Provide Direction - 03-01-10
  
  
• Healthcare Reform's Long and Winding Road: Neurosurgeons Provide Direction - 03-01-10
  The future path of healthcare reform remains uncertain. So far, it's been a long and winding road, and the Washington Committee -- representing the AANS and CNS -- have been along for the ride to navigate every twist, turn, speed bump, and detour. Here's a look back at many of the significant healthcare events and efforts over the last 12 months.
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• AANS-CNS SGR Payment Formula Grassroots Alert - 02-24-10
  Sample Letter on SGR Payment Formula - 02-24-10
  
  
• Alliance Letter to President Obama on Health Reform Efforts - 02-19-10
  
  
• Surgical Coalition Letter to President Obama on Health Reform Efforts - 02-19-10
  
  
• Survey Report on Medicare Participation Among Neurosurgeons - 02-10-10
  Read the News Release - 02-10-10
  
  
• Alliance Members Sign Letter of Opposition on Establishment of Independent Payment Advisory Board - 01-15-10
  Read the News Release.
  
  
• Learn More about New Ad Campaign by Physicians United for Patients - 12-17-09
  
  
• Nation’s Neurosurgeons Launch Ad Campaign Opposing Senate Health Reform Bill - 12-17-09
  
  
• Physician Organizations that Oppose Senate’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - 12-09-09
  
  
• State and National Medical Societies Join Forces to Oppose Senator Reid’s Health Reform Bill - 12-08-09
  
  
• Opposing Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - 12-08-09
  
  
• Neurosurgeons Join Prominent Surgical Coalition Opposing Senator Reid’s Health Reform Bill - 12-01-09
  
  
• Surgical Coalition Letter Opposing Senate Health Reform Bill 12-01-09
  
  
• Neurosurgeons Announce Opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 11-20-09
  
  
• Neurosurgeons’ Stand Firm: Protect Patient Access, Limit Government Intrusion
  New House Healthcare Reform Bill, H.R. 3962, Missing Key Ingredients for True Reform
  
  
• Medical Liability Reform News Release 10-09-09
  
  
• Sample Letter on Healthcare Reform
  
  
• AANS-CNS Healthcare Reform Grassroots Alert 10-09
  
  
• AANS-CNS Letter to ACS re Healthcare Reform 9-09
  
  
• AANS-CNS Letter to AMA re Healthcare Reform 9-09
  
  
• CHART: House (HR 3200) Healthcare Reform: Rules, Regulations, Liability and Payment Policies Standing Between Patients and Doctors
  
  
• Baucus Healthcare Reform Legislation News Release
  
  
• Surgeons and Health Care Reform
  
  
• Health Reform News Release - 09-10-2009:
  Neurosurgeons Applaud President Obama’s Call for an End to Defensive Medicine
  
  
• AANS-CNS Letter to American Medical Association re Healthcare Reform 8-7-09
  
  
• AANS-CNS Letter to American College of Surgeons re Healthcare Reform 8-7-09
  
  
• AANS-CNS Health Reform Press Release-HR3400 8-04-09
  
  
• State-Specialty Medical Society Coalition Statement 7-28-09
  
  
• Alliance Imaging letter - Rep. Speier 7-22-09
  
  
• Alliance Imaging letter - Rep. Rangel 7-22-09
  
  
• Alliance Imaging letter - Rep. Waxman 7-22-09
  
  
• Surgical Coalition MedPAC IMAC Letter 7-21-09
  
  
• Coalition Letter Opposing Weiner Imaging Amendment 7-20-09
  
  
• Coalition Letter to Waxman Opposing Weiner Imaging Amendment 7-20-09
  
  
• AANS-CNS Health Reform Press Release-HR3200 7-17-09
  
  
• Alliance of Specialty Medicine Health Care Reform Advertisement 7-14-09
  
  
• Coalition Letter to Energy and Commerce Opposing GAO GME Study 7-14-09
  
  
• Coalition Letter to Education and Labor Opposing GAO GME Study 7-14-09
  
  
• Coalition Letter to Ways and Means Opposing GAO GME Study 7-14-09
  
  
• Coalition Letter Supporting Medical Liability Reform in Health Reform 7-10-09
  
  
• Alliance Letter Supporting Rep Gordon Medical Liability Reform - 7-10-09
  
  
• Alliance Letter to House Tri-Committees -- Healthcare Reform Feedback - 7-08-09
  
  
• Alliance Letter to Rockefeller Opposing MedPAC -- 7-06-09
  
  
• Alliance Letter to House Opposing MedPAC -- 7-06-09
  
  
• Alliance Letter to Finance Opposing MedPAC -- 7-06-09
  
  
• Alliance Letter to Cooper Opposing MedPAC -- 7-06-09
  
  
• Surgical Coalition Letter to House Tri Committee -- Healthcare Reform Feedback -- 6-30-09
  
  
• Coalition Letter to House and Senate Opposing RBM -- 6-15-09
  
  
• Surgical Coalition Letter to Finance re Healthcare Reform Options Papers 2 and 3 -- 5-29-09
  
  
• Alliance Letter to Finance re Healthcare Reform Options Papers 2 and 3 -- 5-29-09
  
  
• Alliance Letter to Finance re Healthcare Reform Options Paper 1 -- 5-15-09
  
  
• Surgical Coalition Letter to Finance re Healthcare Reform Options Paper 1 -- 5-14-09
  
  
• AANS/CNS Release Joint Statement on Institute of Medicine Resident Work Hour Report. "Neurosurgeons Raise Concerns about Institute of Medicine Resident Work Hour Report: Further Restrictions in Work Hours Will Jeopardize Quality Resident Training and Patient Safety" - 12-8-08
  
• Department releases 2006 Medical Malpractice Report - 9-27-07
  

Health Care Reform Resources

There is a vast list of resources related to healthcare reform on the internet. The following offer key information on the policy options under consideration from a variety of perspectives:

• AANS: http://www.aans.org/legislative/aans/Neuro_HealthCareReform.asp
  
  
• CNS: http://www.cns.org/advocacy/wc/nsHealthcareReform.aspx
  
  
• Kaiser Family Foundation: http://healthreform.kff.org/
  
  
• New England Journal of Medicine: http://healthcarereform.nejm.org/?query=rthome
  
  
• American Medical Association: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/advocacy/health-system-reform.shtml
  
  
• The White House: http://www.healthreform.gov/
  
  
• House of Representatives’ Majority Leader: http://www.majorityleader.gov/members/health_care.cfm
  
  
• House of Representatives Republicans: http://www.gop.gov/solutions/healthcare/resources
  
  
• Senate Finance Committee: http://finance.senate.gov/healthreform2009/home.html
  
  
• Senate Republicans: http://src.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.Home&Issue_id=e2a4adda-fa79-47c0-b7a9-090b98439cfb
  
  
• Congressional Budget Office: http://www.cbo.gov/