Physicians may get a 2.5% Medicare payment increase in 2026, thanks to new language added to the Senate’s budget legislation—an important win for clinicians after sustained advocacy efforts.
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The North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), alongside more than 70 leading medical organizations, has signed a joint letter urging the Senate to include a key Medicare payment provision from the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) in its upcoming legislative package.
The North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), alongside several leading medical societies, has submitted a formal letter to Carelon Medical Benefits Management in response to its recent policy denying coverage for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in patients with non-surgical low back pain.
On Tuesday, June 10, NANS filed comments to CMS on the proposed rule setting forth proposed changes for the Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2026.
NANS spearheaded a letter to Humana executives after members expressed serious concerns regarding ongoing prior authorization delays and denials for Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) treatments for Humana Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
The AMA strongly supports section 44304 of the Medicare proposal that provides a positive payment update of 75% of the Medicare Economic Index (MEI) for 2026.
NANS joined ten physician societies to urge Aetna and HCSC to update their commercial coverage policy to allow earlier surgical intervention for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs).
NANS joined many physician societies in sending a letter to the bipartisan congressional leadership in support of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The joint letter emphasizes bipartisan reform, patient-centered care, and the importance of physician-led policy solutions.
Anthem conducted an off-cycle review and updated their Implantable Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Device Policy as a Treatment for Pain (SURG.00158).
Medicare physician payment relief was once again not included in the proposed government funding package released over the weekend. NANS urges you to contact your members of Congress to call on leadership to add the “Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act” (H.R. 879) language in the funding bill before they vote this week.
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