Alex Valadka Archives - Neurosurgery Blog

Going Over the Fiscal Cliff will Hurt Patients

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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…

Specialty Medicine Responses to New York Time IPAB Editorial

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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…

Specialty Physicians Raise Concerns Over Value Based Payment Modifier

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Last week, The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (a coalition of 13 physician specialty societies) issued a statement on provisions specific to the Value-Based Payment Modifier (VBPM) as described in the recently…