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…
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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…
The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) topic is not new for Neurosurgery Blog. In fact, we have dissected and addressed its many flaws in previous blog posts. Fortunately, for patients…
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…
Today, Roll Call Newspaper (Capitol Hill’s paper of record) published a Guest Opinion piece featuring the Alliance of Specialty Medicine and our own Alex Valadka, the Alliance’s spokesperson and chair…
If you were to look up the term “medical innovation” in the dictionary you might find yourself looking forever because there’s no such term listed. That said, many of us…
Now that everyone is back to the grind and by now over their turkey-induced comas, we wanted to highlight that last week, Alex Valadka, MD, FAANS, FACS, a neurosurgeon from…
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…
First and foremost we hope everyone is staying safe and dry during Frankenstorm. And for those who still have power here is today’s post… From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog…
Did you know that Congress has employed 16 temporary fixes to override sustainable growth rate (SGR) pay cuts over the last 10 years? The time for a permanent, workable and…