Neurosurgery

Today is the day!!!!

🚨 Calling all #CNS2026 attendees!!! What's happening in Washington that could change the future of neurosurgery? 🏛️ Join us THIS MORNING at 8:50 AM during the Scientific General Session as Alexander A. Khalessi, MD, MBA, Chair of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee, delivers a rapid-fire update on what's happening on Capitol Hill and inside federal agencies— and why it matters to YOU! Five minutes. Big issues. Your profession's future. Don't miss it.

A trailblazer and an extraordinary leader! 👏 We've been especially fortunate to work alongside @MartinaStippler at the AANS/CNS Washington Committee. Her leadership, thoughtful engagement, and unwavering support for neurosurgery's advocacy priorities have been invaluable. Thank you, Dr. Stippler, for being such a wonderful partner and champion for our specialty! 💙

FROM 9:19-9:39 am! Start walking now! 🤖 From the evolution of health IT to the AI revolution, what's next for medicine? Join us at #CNS2026 for a special fireside chat featuring Thomas Keane, MD, Director of @ONC_HealthIT, moderated by AANS/CNS Washington Committee Chair Alexander A. Khalessi, MD, MBA. From interoperability and reducing physician burden to AI's rapidly expanding role in healthcare, Dr. Keane will share his vision for bridging the gap between technological innovation and real-world clinical practice. Don't miss this conversation! 🔥 @CNS_Update @DrAlexKhalessi @cvsection @spinesection @painsection @councilsns @TumorSection

🧠 Pain is complex, and treating it means looking beyond physical symptoms. Join us at 11:00 AM at #CNS2026 as Jennifer Sweet, MD, Washington Committee member and Chair of the Joint Guidelines Review Subcommittee, explores the important relationship between chronic pain and depression. @JSweetMD @painsection @CNS_Update @joshuarosenowMD

Whether 🚘 or 🚆 or ✈️ … there are plenty of easy ways to get yourself to DC! 😉 Day 1 of #CNS2026 was EPIC! 🔥 And the excitement is just getting started! It's not too late to register, make the trip, and join us! Trust us, you don't want to miss what's coming next! 🙌 @CNS_Update @spinesection @cvsection @painsection

👏 Kudos to Dr. Catherine Mazzola for chairing a fantastic and incredibly informative #CSNS meeting! So much great discussion, collaboration, and momentum coming out of this meeting. The synergy between the CSNS and the AANS/CNS Washington Committee grows deeper every year. Different roles, shared priorities, and one stronger voice for neurosurgery! 🧠 @CathyMazzMDJD

🚨 ATTENDING #CNS2026? THIS IS A CAN'T-MISS SYMPOSIUM! 🧠 The Surgeon as Leader and Advocate brings together an incredible lineup of neurosurgical leaders (and Washington Committee members) to explore how surgeons can shape health policy, influence decisions, and drive meaningful change beyond the OR. 🏛️ And did we mention a special speaker? This panel features a neurosurgeon who could soon be taking his expertise from the operating room to the halls of Congress! 📅 TODAY from 12:45–4:15 PM An extraordinary lineup. Real-world #advocacy. Conversations you won't want to miss.

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We applaud @RepDelBene, the Washington congressional delegation, @SenateFinance, and others in WISeR states for continuing to sound the alarm and standing up for seniors, veterans, and disabled individuals enrolled in Traditional Medicare. But seriously, how much more evidence does @CMSgov need? Granted, they knew, but now the public does too, thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation's FOIA request for the documents. Its own records document inaccurate denials, treatment delays, and contractor failures. These aren't hypothetical risks. Medicare patients are experiencing the consequences. At what point does mounting evidence translate into meaningful action?!? @regrelief

As you may know from the CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, CMS projected G2211 utilization at 38%. Actual use? Just 11%, according to a @Health_Affairs article. That's right - a 27-point miss. Even political pollsters would blush. Translation: Inflated use projections depress Medicare payments across specialties. Less from the pot to go around. This, along with other fee schedule policies, has been death by a thousand cuts for independent specialty practices. Now CMS wants to change the rules again. Again. Check out the article. 👉healthaffairs.org/content/fo…

🧠🤖 Generative AI is changing medicine. But when AI helps inform decisions about brain surgery, we need to get it right. So, we submitted recommendations to @US_FDA on its proposed regulatory approach to generative AI-enabled medical devices. Our message? Encourage innovation. Protect patients. Keep clinical expertise at the center: 🔹 Evaluate AI based on its real-world impact on clinical decisions, not just what a device claims to do. 🔹 Build safeguards against AI hallucinations and misleading recommendations. 🔹 Ensure transparency so physicians can understand and evaluate AI-generated outputs. 🔹 Allow lower-risk AI improvements without unnecessary regulatory delays, while maintaining oversight of higher-risk changes. The future of medicine is exciting! Let's make sure it's also safe, effective, and worthy of patients' trust. 🔗cns.org/advocacy/legislative… @CNS_Update @AANSNeuro @councilsns @TumorSection @spinesection @cvsection

Yeah... @RepGregMurphy came with receipts @UHC. And as the younger people say, he left absolutely no crumbs. 🔥 A physician. A patient. A Member of Congress. Three perspectives, one unmistakable message: Patients deserve better. This isn't a soundbite. Dr. Murphy walks the walk. He champions bipartisan legislation that puts patients first and pushes his colleagues to act. Keep cooking, Dr. Murphy. 🔥🧠 #Fixpriorauth @regrelief @SpecialtyDocs @NCMedSoc @nchospitals @AmerMedicalAssn