After nearly 14 years of advocacy and 17 temporary “patches,” on March 26, 2015 — by an overwhelming vote of 392-37 — the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2,…
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Last year, Congress made significant progress toward a permanent repeal of Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment system. Unless Congress acts, physicians face a 21 percent Medicare pay cut on…
Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) released its 2015 legislative agenda, which includes action items such as abolishing the Independent Payment…
Guest post from Ann Marie Flannery, MD, FAANS, FACS Pediatric Neurosurgeon Childrens Multi Specialty Clinic Womens and Childrens Hospital Lafayette, LA Hydrocephalus is one of the most common birth defects,…
Despite the problems associated with the Physician Sunshine Open Payments system, including inaccurate data and computer system problems, on Sept. 30, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…
Guest post from Chaim B. Colen, MD (left) Chair of the Young Physicians Representative Section of the CSNS Grosse Pointe Woods, MI and Kristopher T. Kimmell (right) Neurosurgical Resident, University…
The Congress Quarterly (cnsq) is the official newsmagazine of the CNS and is designed to reflect the changing nature of neurosurgery and foster discussion about the core being of the…
Guest Post by John Ratliff, MD, FAANS, FACS Co-Director, Division of Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department of Neurosurgery Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA The American Association of Neurological…
Today’s post originally appeared on the AdvaMed’s Life Changing Innovation website. The post addresses the all-important topic of the how neurosurgeons play a pivotal role in the treatment of stroke….
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Member, AANS Board of Directors Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee MKMG Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York…