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Neurosurgeons Announce Endorsement of Legislation to Prevent Medicare Cuts 10.30.20

Oct 30, 2020
Washington, DC—Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) announced their endorsement of the “Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act.”

Neurosurgeons Thank Reps. Burgess and Rush for Introducing Legislation to Prevent Medicare Cuts 10.05.20

Oct 05, 2020
Washington, DC—Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) thanked Reps.

Neurosurgery Denounce Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Cuts 080420

Aug 04, 2020
Washington, DC—Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) announced their strong opposition to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for calendar year 2021.

Neurosurgery Joins Medical Groups in Calling on Congress to Prevent Medicare Cuts 080420

Aug 04, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC—The proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 3, 2020 failed to address a significant shift in physician and nonphysician payments.

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Vol. 73, December 2020 DC E-Newsletter

Jan 14, 2021
On Dec. 27, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133) into law (P.L. 116-260) — a massive omnibus spending bill that includes nearly $900 billion for coronavirus relief and an additional $1.4 trillion spending package to fund the federal government through the end of the Fiscal Year 2021.

Vol. 72, November 2020 DC E-Newsletter

Nov 24, 2020
On Nov. 9, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) joined the Alliance of Specialty Medicine in a multi-specialty letter urging Congress to extend the Medicare sequestration relief provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Section 3709 provided a temporary suspension

Vol. 71, October 2020 DC E-Newsletter

Oct 20, 2020
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), along with 10 other national surgical associations, formed the Surgical Care Coalition (SCC) to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts in 2021.

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One Neurosurgery Summit1 Professionalism and Harassment Model Policy 12.04.20

Dec 04, 2020
The values of Integrity, Respect, Compassion, Healing, Teamwork, Excellence and Mentorship are core to the profession of neurological surgery and guide our purpose, decisions and work.

Neurosurgery Position Statement on Stroke Center Volumes 6.24.19

Jun 24, 2019AANS/CNS Joint Cerebrovascular Section
Initial investigations into the administration of intravenous thrombolytic therapy for intracerebral arterial occlusion, demonstrated improvement in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) outcomes when these medications were provided within the 3 to 4.5-hour time window.

Neurosurgery Consensus Principles on Insurance Coverage for Out-Of-Network Care Provided By Hospital-Based Physicians 12.01.17

Dec 01, 2017AAOS et all
When insured patients are treated in the hospital, they should be confident in the knowledge that their health insurance will cover them.

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Katie O. Orrico, Director
CNS/AANS Washington Office
25 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20001
Office: 202-628-2072
Fax: 202-628-5264
korrico@neurosurgery.org

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