Joining more than 145 state and national medical associations, on April 7, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) wrote U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex M. Azar requesting “immediate financial assistance for physicians across the country who are taking heroic action to treat patients with the novel coronavirus, providing ongoing care for patients with chronic conditions and urgent needs, and incurring significant financial losses due to postponing non-essential procedures and visits.”