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We look forward to hearing Washington Committee member @DrDiGiorgio highlight some key priorities in our legislative and regulatory agenda in his testimony, including unleashing physician-led hospitals to increase competition and improve quality of care, reducing administrative
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Chairman @RepMGriffith is holding the third hearing in our health care affordability series, where we will hear from providers and hospitals on the role they play in making health care more affordable for all Americans.
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2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule ➡️ 2.5% efficiency cut to most procedural codes ‼️Get more efficient, and CMS will simply assume the work got easier. We know that our patients are older, sicker, and more complex — not simpler #Advocacy @Neurosurgery
Longitudinal Trends in Efficiency and Complexity of Surgical Procedures: Analysis of 1.7 Million...
For the majority of surgical procedures, operative times have stayed the same or increased from 2019 to 2023. Pati...
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As a member of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee, Dr. DiGiorgio helps lead our federal
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- Cross Post: Neurosurgery Publishes Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Editionby DCOfficeCommunications on March 24, 2026 at 3:07 pm
From time to time on the Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other places when we believe they hit the mark on an issue,... The post Cross Post: Neurosurgery Publishes Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition appeared first on Neurosurgery Blog.
- Prior Authorization: A State-Level Perspectiveby Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS, FACS on February 18, 2026 at 8:00 am
Grassroots advocacy has played a crucial role in addressing the burdensome and increasingly complex prior authorization processes that have frustrated neurosurgery patients, leading to unnecessary delays in care, worsening neurological... The post Prior Authorization: A State-Level Perspective appeared first on Neurosurgery Blog.
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