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Physicians Across Specialties Urge Congress to Solve Surprise Bills!

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Americans continue to struggle with rising health care costs, including high deductibles and other out-of-pocket expenses. As such, a balanced solution for cost-sharing between patients, physicians and health plans...

September 23, 2019

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Congress Gets to Work Following Historical Swearing-In Day for the 116th Congress

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Congress, Drugs and Devices, Health, Health Reform, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, Medicare, Prior Authorization, Regulatory ReliefNo Comments

With the U.S. House of Representatives switching to Democratic control for the first time since 2010, and the Republicans gaining seats in the Senate, the voters in the 2018 midterm...

January 16, 2019

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Neurosurgery and 140 Other Groups Urge Congress to Repeal the Medical Device Excise Tax

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Drugs and Devices, Health, Health Reform, Healthcare Costs, Medical InnovationNo Comments

According to a new study released by the Pacific Research Institute, “The medical device tax is bad tax policy that has increased patient costs, reduced access to life-saving technology, and...

December 17, 2018

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How Does the Cost of Spine Surgery Compare? Reflections from the SPORT Data

By Neurosurgery BlogGuest Post, Health, Healthcare Costs, Spine CareNo Comments

Guest post written by multiple members of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH, FAANS; Zoher Ghogawala, MD, FAANS; Vijay...

May 24, 2018

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Atlas Shrugged Retold

By Neurosurgery BlogGuest Post, Health, Healthcare Costs, HIT, MACRA, MedEd, Medical Innovation, Medicare, Patient Safety, Regulatory ReliefNo Comments

Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Vice Chair, Neurosurgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH “I started my life with a...

March 2, 2018

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Vital Signs: Physicians Keep the Economy Healthy

By Neurosurgery BlogGuest Post, Health, Healthcare CostsNo Comments

David O. Barbe, MD President, American Medical Association Mountain Grove, MO As physicians, we carry tremendous responsibility as trusted confidants, patient advocates and leaders of the health care team. But...

February 5, 2018

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Unnecessary Regulatory Burden: Appropriate Use Criteria for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Congress, Guest Post, Health, Healthcare Costs, MACRA, Medicare, Regulatory ReliefNo Comments

Ann R. Stroink, MD, CPE, FAANS Chair, AANS/CNS Washington Committee System Medical Director, Neurosciences Quality and Educational Program Development Senior Neurosurgeon CINHS Central Illinois Neuro Health Science Bloomington, IL ...

January 9, 2018

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King Arthur or Don Quixote: What Kind of Knight are EHR Systems?

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Guest Post, Health Reform, Healthcare Costs, HIT, Regulatory ReliefNo Comments

Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Vice Chair, Neurosurgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH Electronic Health Records (EHRs) danced into...

January 3, 2018

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Cost Post – Impact of Insurance Precertification on Neurosurgery Practice and Health Care Delivery

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Cross Post, Health, Healthcare Costs, Regulatory ReliefNo Comments

Pre-authorization, prior authorization or precertification is a tool insurance companies use to limit the amount of services they provide for their customers. In essence, it’s a simple way to reduce...

December 20, 2017

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Faces of Neurosurgery: Dr. Ann Stroink, a Tireless Advocate

By Neurosurgery BlogAccess to Care, Faces of Neurosurgery, Guest Post, Health, Healthcare Costs, Regulatory ReliefNo Comments

Guest post from Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD (left) Neurosurgeon at North Kansas City Hospital/Meritas Health North Kansas City, MO Tyler Martin Schmidt, DO (middle) Neurosurgical Resident at University of Rochester...

December 8, 2017

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