Year after year, because of Medicare’s flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, physicians face significant cuts in Medicare reimbursement. And time and time again, Congress intervenes with a short-term “fix”…
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Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) released its 2013 legislative agenda, which includes action items such as abolishing the Independent Payment…
Guest Post From Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, FACS, FAHA Director, Institute of the Neurosciences Distinguished Professor & Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Professor, Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics The…
By now most everyone knows that on Jan. 1, 2013 (in the middle of the night), Congress passed H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The legislation includes…
In recent years, issues have arisen as to whether hospitals could make payments to physicians for providing on-call coverage for the hospital’s emergency department as such payments might violate the…
The 2012 Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association’s just concluded, and once again, neurosurgery’s small, but mighty, delegation made its mark. In recognition of his longstanding service to his…
Recently the Bipartisan Policy Center released a report entitled “What Is Driving U.S. Health Care Spending? America’s Unsustainable Health Care Cost Growth.” The paper highlights the items that the group…
From time to time you will see us promote items on Neurosurgery Blog in order to spotlight some great things which are born out of the many members who work…