Senate Finance Health Subcommittee Holds Critical Hearing on Medical Device Tax
Guest Post from Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS (left) AANS President Hershey, PA and Nathan R. Selden, MD, PhD (right) CNS President Portland, Oregon Today, the Health Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing on the impact of the medical device tax on jobs, innovation and patients. All of organized neurosurgery commends the committee […]
How Should Congress Pay for Repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate?
Guest post from Harold D. Miller President and CEO, Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform Pittsburgh, PA A bipartisan, bicameral bill was announced earlier this month as the result of a joint effort by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, and Senate Finance Committee to repeal and replace […]
All I Wanted for Christmas!
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Member, AANS Board of Directors Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Mt Kisco, New York At this time of year, we are often inundated with saccharin comments about holiday giving. This year, I have decided I will request a simple gift that honors the real […]
House Energy and Commerce Committee Passes SGR Reform Legislation
Today, by a vote of 51 to zero, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R. 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act. This bipartisan legislation to repeal and replace Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment system is sponsored by committee leaders Reps. Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Fred Upton (R-MI), […]