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Stroink AR, Orrico KO, Bean JR. Washington Committee for Neurological Surgery: The Evolution of Neurosurgery's Involvement in Public Policy. Neurosurgery. 2021;89(5):937-942doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab269.
Stroink, A. R., Orrico, K. O., & Bean, J. R. (2021). Washington Committee for Neurological Surgery: The Evolution of Neurosurgery's Involvement in Public Policy. Neurosurgery, 89(5), 937-942. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyab269
Stroink, Ann R, et al. "Washington Committee for Neurological Surgery: The Evolution of Neurosurgery's Involvement in Public Policy." Neurosurgery vol. 89,5 (2021): 937-942. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyab269
Stroink AR, Orrico KO, Bean JR. Washington Committee for Neurological Surgery: The Evolution of Neurosurgery's Involvement in Public Policy. Neurosurgery. 2021 Oct 13;89(5):937-942. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab269. PMID: 34355751; PMCID: PMC8510847.
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Neurosurgery. 2021 Oct 13;89(5):937-942. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab269.

Washington Committee for Neurological Surgery: The Evolution of Neurosurgery's Involvement in Public Policy.

Neurosurgery

Ann R Stroink, Katie O Orrico, James R Bean

Affiliations

  1. Central Illinois Neuro Health Science, Bloomington, Illinois, USA.
  2. AANS/CNS Washington Committee, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  3. Retired, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

PMID: 34355751 PMCID: PMC8510847 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyab269

Abstract

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Washington Committee was formed in 1975 to establish a means for neurosurgery to influence federal health care policy. In response to growing federal health care legislation and regulation, the Washington Committee expanded from its original six members in 1975 to 35 invited liaisons and members by 2020. The Washington Committee, through the Washington Office, expanded political lobbying capacity into numerous important areas of health care policy, including Current Procedural Terminology coding and Medicare reimbursement, Federal Drug Administration (FDA) regulation, healthcare quality oversight, emergenc medical services, treatment guidelines, treatment outcome registries, medical liability reform, research funding, and information dissemination. Over 45 yr, the Washington Committee has become an indispensable resource for shaping public policy affecting neurosurgery training, research, and practice.

© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Keywords: Federal politics; Health policy; Medicare Fee Schedule; Neurosurgical practice; Political advocacy; Public policy; US Congress

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