Comment Letters

AAN sends letters to state houses affirming stance on DEI in medicine and opposing state legislative efforts to ban DEI in medicine programs. Read the letters sent to each state.

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolinana
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

• AAN Provides Feedback on Proposed Disincentives for Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking | Posted December 21, 2023
• AAN Expresses Support for H.R. 6683, the Preserving Seniors' Access to Physicians Act | Posted December 19, 2023
• AAN Reiterates Support of 2023 Year End Priorities to Congress | Posted December 19, 2023
• AAN Joins Letter Urging Congress to Prevent Medicare Physician Payment Reductions | Posted November 16, 2023
• AAN Expresses Support for H.R. 5663 and S. 3258, the ALS Better Care ACT | Posted November 9, 2023
• AAN Provides Feedback on Proposed Expansions of Protections for Individuals with Disabilities | Posted November 6, 2023
• AAN Joins Comments Lauding Congress's Proposal to Reform Budget Neutrality Policies Within the Medicare Physician Payment System | Posted October 31, 2023
• AAN Joins Call for Congress to Enact FY24 Defense Appropriations Act | Posted October 27, 2023
• AAN Joins Support Urging CMS to Halt Practitioner Reporting of Home Address for Medicare Enrollment and Billing | Posted October 20, 2023
• AAN Encourages CMS to Designate Casually Specified Delirium as a Major Complication or Comorbidity | Posted October 19, 2023
• AAN Joins Effort Urging Congress to Extend Medicare Advanced Alternative Payment Model Incentive Payments | Posted October 18, 2023
• AAN Joins Coalition Commending House Energy & Commerce Committee for Including the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act in Hearing on Issues in the Medicare System | Posted October 17, 2023
• AAN Joins Response on CMS Proposed 2024 Updates to the Quality Payment Program | Posted September 11, 2023
• AAN Submits Comments in Response to 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule | Posted September 7, 2023
• AAN Leads Cognitive Speciality Coalition Support for G2211 Complexity Add On Code | Posted September 6, 2023
• AAN Joins Comments on Medicare Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) Coverage Pathway | Posted August 28, 2023
• AAN Expresses Support for H.R. 4752 and S. 2379, the Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act | Posted August 18, 2023
• AAN Joins Coalition Response to Request for Information on Episode-Based Payment Model | Posted August 17, 2023
• AAN Joins Coalition in Support of the Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by DOCTORS (GOLD CARD) Act (H.R. 4968) | Posted August 11, 2023
• AAN Comments on Proposed Coverage Expansion for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting (CAS) | Posted August 10, 2023
• AAN Provides Feedback on CMS Decision to Remove Limitations on Coverage for Beta Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for Medicare Beneficiaries | Posted August 8, 2023
• AAN Leads Coalition Effort in Support of H.R. 4942 and S. 665, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act | Posted August 1, 2023
• AAN Responds to Request for Information on Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies | Posted July 26, 2023
• AAN Signs on to Support for Increased Funding for Scientific Research with Nonhuman Primates in the House and Senate | Posted July 10, 2023
• AAN Provides Feedback on United States Core Data for Interoperability Plus (“USCDI+”) Quality | Posted June 30, 2023
• AAN Expresses Support for H.R. 1114, the Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act | Posted June 14, 2023
• AAN Expresses Support for H.R. 1616 and S. 801, the CARE for Long COVID Act | Posted June 14, 2023
• AAN Submits Comments on Interoperability and Decision Support Interventions | Posted June 13, 2023
• AAN Amends Request to CMS for Reconsideration of the National Coverage Determination (NCD) of Monoclonal Antibodies Related to the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease | Posted June 12, 2023
• AAN Joins Support for Inclusion of Programmatic Composite Measures in the CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program | Posted June 8, 2023
• AAN and Others Submit Key Considerations for FDA on Traditional Approval of Leqembi (lecanemab) | Posted June 8, 2023
• AAN Joins Coalition in Thanking Senate Committee for Hearing "Examining Medicare Advantage Denials & Delays" | Posted May 26, 2023
• AAN Joins Support of Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 (S.1302) | Posted May 22, 2023
• AAN joins Ask for Congress to continue its support of the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program in the House and Senate | Posted May 16, 2023
• AAN joins letter encouraging increased medical research funding in non-defense spending package | Posted May 15, 2023
• AAN Commends Representatives on Introduction of H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, by Joining Letters of Support led by American Medical Asociation and American College of Radiology | Posted May 3, 2023
• AAN Joins Letters Encouraging Support for Defense Health Research Programs in the House and Senate | Posted April 23, 2023
• AAN Joins Ask for Firearm Morbidity and Mortality Prevention Research Funding  | Posted April 19, 2023
• AAN Joins Comments on Removing Cigna's Modifier 25 Policy | Posted April 18, 2023
• AAN Comments on NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access | Posted April 14, 2023
• AAN Joins Call for Amended Environmental Standards Impacting Brain Health | Posted March 28, 2023
• AAN Joins Ask for Treatment Access Through Neurology Drug Program Funding | Posted March 28, 2023
• AAN Joins Ask to Fund the BRAIN Initiative  | Posted March 26, 2023
• AAN Comments on Drug Enforcement Agency's Proposed Rule for Telehealth Prescribing | Posted March 22, 2023
• AAN Responds to Request for Information on Healthcare Workforce Shortage | Posted March 20, 2023
• AAN Joins Request for Annual Inflation-Based Payment Update for Physicians | Posted March 15, 2023
• AAN Joins Comments on Electronic Prior Authorization Proposed Rule | Posted March 13, 2023
• AAN Joins Letter Urging Increase in NIH Funding | Posted March 13, 2023
• AAN Joins Recommendations on MIPS Value Pathways Implementation | Posted March 2, 2023
• AAN Joins Support for Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 1202) | Posted March 1, 2023
• AAN Commends CMS on Implementation of Requirements to Reduce Prior Authorization Burden | Posted February 24, 2023 
• AAN Reiterates Request for Step Therapy Prohibition for Medicare Advantage Part B Drugs | Posted February 13, 2023
• AAN Joins Recommendations to Improve Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Following 2024 Proposed Rule | Posted February 13, 2023
• AAN Joins Comments on Prior Authorization Reform in Medicare Advantage | Posted February 13, 2023
• AAN Requests CMS to Reconsider the National Coverage Determination (NCD) of Monoclonal Antibodies Related to the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease | Posted February 2, 2023
• AAN Joins Response to Request for Information on Step Therapy in Essential Health Benefits (EHB) | Posted January 31, 2023
• AAN Urges CMS to Improve Oversight of Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Plans | Posted January 30, 2023
• AAN Joins Call to Reform Generic Formulary Tiering | Posted January 28, 2023
• AAN Expresses Support for the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2023 (S.205) | Posted January 27, 2023
• AAN Joins Call to Harmonize Deadlines Impacting Medicare Telehealth | Posted January 26, 2023
• AAN Provides Input for Updated CONNECT for Health Act | Posted January 26, 2023
• AAN Calls on CMS to Add Services to the Medicare Telehealth List | Posted January 25, 2023
• AAN Reiterates Request to Congress to Enact Medicare Payment Reform | Posted January 23, 2023
• AAN Comments on Proposed Two-Factor Authentication Requirement for Protected Health Information | Posted January 12, 2023

• AAN Supports Medicare Payment Reform for People with ALS Act of 2022 | Posted December 19, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act | Posted December 13, 2022
• AAN Joins Request for Congress to Pass VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021 (H.R. 5721) | Posted December 9, 2022
• AAN Joins Push for Congress to Pass FY23 Omnibus Spending Bill | Posted December 6, 2022
• AAN Joins Urge for Congress to Prevent 4.5% Reduction to Medicare Payment Rates | Posted December 5, 2022
• AAN Shares Priorities for End-of-Year Healthcare Legislation | Posted November 28, 2022
• AAN Joins Request for Inclusion of SURS Extension Act, H.R. 6576, in End-of-Year Legislative Package | Posted November 23, 2022

• AAN Joins Urge for Congress to Enact Fiscal Year 2023 Department of Defense Spending | Posted November 21, 2022

• AAN Joins Urge for Congress to Finalize Fiscal Year 2023 Spending Package | Posted November 8, 2022
• AAN Comments on Medicare Payment System | Posted October 31, 2022
• AAN Joins Request for Support of The National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act (H.R.8585/S.4851) | Posted October 28, 2022
• AAN Comments on Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs | Posted October 26, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on Final FY23 NDAA Language | Posted October 12, 2022
• AAN Comments on VA Professionals Delivering Care via Telehealth | Posted October 6, 2022
• AAN Joins Push for 4.42% Relief for Medicare Physician Payments | Posted September 30, 2022
• AAN Joins AMA Request for Relief of Medicare Physician Payments by End of Year | Posted September 22, 2022
• AAN Quoted in Support for CDC National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System (NNCSS) Program | Posted September 21, 2022
• AAN Supports Medicare Providers Act of 2022 (H.R. 8800) | Posted September 10, 2022
• AAN Submits Statement for the Record in Support of Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act | Posted September 20, 2022
• AAN Joins in Urging Congress to Finalize Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations | Posted September 19, 2022
• AAN Supports Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Research Act (H.R. 7180) | Posted September 19, 2022
• AAN Supports Mental Health Research Acceleration Act of 2022 (H.R. 7279) | Posted September 14, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on the Medicaid Child Core Measure Set | Posted September 14, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on the OPPS Proposed Rule | Posted September 13, 2022
• AAN Joins in Support of Extending Key Telehealth Flexibilities in the Senate | Posted September 13, 2022
• AAN Joins American Brain Coalition in Support for $3 million in Funding for Neurology Drug Program at FDA | Posted September 7, 2022
• AAN Joins American Brain Coalition in Support for Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Act (H.R. 8454) | Posted September 7, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on the Proposed 2023 Updates to the Quality Payment Program | Posted September 6, 2022
• AAN Comments on the Incorporation of Prior Authorization into the Medicare Fee-for-Service Program | Posted September 2, 2022
• AAN Joins Epilepsy Foundation in Support for Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Act (H.R. 8454) | Posted September 1, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on Medicare Advantage | Posted August 31, 2022
• AAN Submits Comments on 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule | Posted August 25, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on Implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act Interoperability and Information Blocking Regulations | Posted August 18, 2022
• AAN Leads Letter from 62 Organizations in Support of Expanding and Strengthening Conrad 30 Program | Posted July 29, 2022
• AAN Joins Request for Congress to Fix the Medicare Reimbursement Cliff | Posted July 27, 2022
• AAN Joins Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research in Requesting $49 Billion for National Institutes of Health in Fiscal Year 2023 | Posted July 27, 2022
• AAN Joins Association of Clinical Oncology in Urging Congress to Fix Part B Reimbursements in Build Back Better Act | Posted July 20, 2022
• AAN Joins Association of American Medical Colleges in Urging Congress to Increase Funding for GME in Budget Reconciliation Legislation | Posted July 18, 2022
• AAN Supports Legislation Providing Guidance on Improving Diversity in Clinical Studies | Posted July 18, 2022
• AAN Joins American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Support of the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (S 3658/H.R. 4122) | Posted July 15, 2022
• AAN Leads Letter from 75 Organizations Urging Congress to Explore Potential Solutions for Long COVID | Posted July 14, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on National Coverage Determination for Beta-Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography in Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease | Posted July 13, 2022
• AAN Comments on National Coverage Determination for Beta-Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography in Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease | Posted July 7, 2022
• AAN Supports Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act (H.R. 7876) | Posted June 29, 2022
• AAN Supports Gold Card Act (H.R.7995) | Posted June 16, 2022
• AAN Joins Support for Maintaining Essential Animal Science Research | Posted June 13, 2022
• AAN Supports Accelerated Approval Reform | Posted June 7, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on Step Therapy for Part B Drugs in Medicare Advantage | Posted June 1, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on the Implementation of CMS’ Appropriate Use Criteria Program | Posted May 18, 2022
• AAN Joins American Academy of Pediatrics in Support of the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program | Posted May 17, 2022
• AAN Joins in Urging Congress to Secure Robust Funding in Fiscal Year 2022 for the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee | Posted May 16, 2022
• AAN Joins American Health Information Management Association in Support of Eliminating Barriers to Studying a National Unique Patient Health Identifier | Posted May 4, 2022
• AAN Joins American Health Information Management Association in Support of Funding Efforts to Improve Patient Matching | Posted May 4, 2022
• AAN Comments on the Business Practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Their Impact on Patients | Posted April 21, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on America’s Mental Health Crisis and Strengthening Behavioral Programs | Posted April 19, 2022
• AAN Submits Feedback on “Optimal Care for Patients with Episodic Neurological Conditions MVP” and “Supportive Care for Neurodegenerative Conditions MVP” | Posted April 5, 2022
• AAN Urges CMS to Discontinue its Split/Shared Visits Policy | Posted April 4, 2022
• AAN Joins in Urging CMS to Discontinue its Split/Shared Visits Policy | Posted March 29, 2022
• AAN Joins American Academy of Pediatrics in Support of Continued Funding to Conduct Public Health Research into Firearm Morbidity and Mortality Prevention | Posted March 28, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on Electronic Prior Authorization Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria | Posted March 25, 2022
• AAN Joins National Association for Biomedical Research in Support for Maintaining Essential Animal Science Research | Posted March 23, 2022
• AAN Joins in Urging CMS to Discontinue Its Split/Shared Visits Policy | Posted March 22, 2022
• AAN Comments on Strengthening Community Health Through Technology | Posted March 22, 2022
• AAN Joins Friends of AHRQ in Support for Strong Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | Posted March 16, 2022
• AAN Submits Statement for the Record on “The Future of Medicine: Legislation to Encourage Innovation and Improve Oversight” | Posted March 16, 2022
• AAN Submits Feedback on “Optimal Clinical Support for Neurological Conditions MVP” and “Supportive Care for Cognitive-Based Neurological Conditions MVP” | Posted March 16, 2022
• AAN Comments on Electronic Prior Authorization Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria | Posted March 15, 2022
• AAN Responds to the Healthy Future Task Force Request for Information | Posted March 8, 2022
• AAN Joins American College of Emergency Physicians in Thanking Members of Congress for Championing the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667) | Posted March 8, 2022
• AAN Joins Federation of American Hospitals in Urging Congress to Extend the Suspension of Medicare Sequestration Cuts | Posted February 28, 2022
• AAN Urges Congress to Ensure Long-Term Stability of Medicare Physician Payments | Posted February 25, 2022
• AAN Joins Letter Raising Concerns Relating to Impact of Supply Chain Issues on Medical Devices | Posted February 23, 2022
• AAN Submits Statement for the Record in Support of Conrad 30 and Health Care Resiliency Act | Posted February 17, 2022
• AAN Joins American Brain Coalition in Support of the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act | Posted February 11, 2022
• AAN Submits Feedback on “Optimal Clinical Support for Neurological Conditions | Posted February 8, 2022
• AAN Joins Patient for Affordable Drugs in Urging the Senate to Act on Reforms to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Agreed to in the Build Back Better Act | Posted February 7, 2022
• AAN Comments on Coverage Determination for Monoclonal Antibodies Directed Against Amyloid for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease | Posted February 4, 2022
• AAN Joins Comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Posted February 4, 2022
• AAN Joins Alliance for Connected Care in Support of Continued Flexibility for Remote Clinical Trials | Posted February 4, 2022
• AAN Quoted in Support for the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act | Posted February 1, 2022
• AAN Joins in Support for Extending Telehealth Flexibilities Until End of 2024 | Posted January 31, 2022
• AAN Joins Regulatory Relief Coalition in Support for the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (S. 3018/H.R. 3173) | Posted January 27, 2022