Comment letters
Policy Positions & Priorities
The AAN frequently provides policymakers with written comments on key priorities. Read the latest Capitol Hill Report to see our advocacy in action.
2025 comment letters
- AAN joins sign-on letter in support of ARPA-H funding in fiscal year 2026 | Posted April 23, 2025
- AAN joins sign-on letter in support of funding for the FDA Neurology Drug Program in fiscal year 2026 | Posted April 16, 2025
- AAN Joins American Brain Coalitions Letter of Support for Funding the BRAIN Initiative for FY2026 | Posted April 16, 2025
- AAN Sends Introductory Letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Including Areas of Intended Collaboration | Posted April 14, 2025
- AAN Provides Written Testimony Before Appropriations Labor, Health, and Human Services Subcommittee Hearing Requesting Increased Funding for the BRAIN Initiative and the National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS) | Posted April 8, 2025
- AAN Expresses Support for Permanent Standard Time Ahead of Senate Commerce Committee Hearing | April 8, 2025
- AAN Joins Congressional Stakeholder Letter Recommending Increased Funding to National Institutes of Health and Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health in FY26 | April 7, 2025
- AAN Joins Coalition Comments Requesting Reversal of Staffing Cuts at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | Posted March 31, 2025
- AAN Joins Coalition Letter Thanking Bill Sponsors for Introduction of H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 | Posted March 28, 2025
- AAN Joins Coalition Letter Thanking Bill Sponsors for Introduction of H.R. 2028 and S.942, the Resident 好色先生 Deferred Interest (REDI) Act | Posted March 27, 2025
- AAN Leads Coalition Effort in Support of H.R.1585 and S.709, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act | Posted March 26, 2025
- AAN Sends Introductory Letter to Director of National Institute of Health, Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya, and Requests Support for Neuroscience Research Funding | Posted March 26, 2025
- AAN Joins Stakeholder Letter Requesting HHS and CMS Maintain Chief Dental Officer Position within CMS | Posted March 24, 2025
- AAN Sends Letter to Oppose the Expansion of Scope of Practice to Physician Assistants in Illinois | Posted March 18, 2025
- AAN Urges New York State Senators to Oppose Legislation that Expands Scope of Practice to Chiropractors | Posted March 18, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter of Support for Biometric Information Privacy Act in Illinois | Posted March 18, 2025
- AAN Urges Montana State Senator Zolniikov to Support the Amendment of the Genetic Information Privacy Act | Posted March 18, 2025
- AAN Joins Physician Organizations in Reauthorizing the Lorna Breen Act | Posted March 18, 2025
- AAN Provides Comments to DEA on Telemedicine | Posted March 14, 2025
- AAN Sends Introductory Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, and Requests Support of Neuroscience Research | Posted March 14, 2025
- AAN Signs on to the State Access to Innovative Medicine Coalition Support of RI Update to Safe Step Therapy Protocol Exemptions | Posted March 12, 2025
- AAN Joins Physician Organizations Requesting House Members Urge Leadership to Address Fee Schedule Cuts in FY25 Continuing Resolution | Posted March 10, 2025
- AAN Joins Stakeholders Requesting the National Institutes of Health Reschedule the National Advisory Council on Aging's Cancelled Meeting | Posted March 7, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter to Bill Sponsor in Opposition of SD HB 1071, Modifying Practice Criteria for Physician Assistants | Posted March 4, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter to Bill Sponsors in Opposition of SC HB 3579, Expanding Scope of Practice for Physician Assistants | Posted March 4, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter of Support Thanking Bill Sponsor for Introduction of NE LB 77, Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization | Posted March 4, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter of Support Thanking Bill Sponsor for Introduction of MO SB 230, Enacting Provisions Relating to Prior Authorization of Health Care Services | Posted March 4, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter of Support Thanking Bill Sponsors for Introduction of MA HD 4127, the Massachusetts Neural Data Privacy Protection Act | Posted March 4, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter of Support Thanking Bill Sponsors for Introduction of GA SB 5, Requiring Health Insurers to Implement a Program Reducing Prior Authorization Requirements | Posted March 4, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter of Support Thanking Bill Sponsor for Introduction of AZ SB 1512, Utilization Review and Prior Authorization Modifications | Posted March 4, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter of Support Thanking Bill Sponsor for Introduction of MA S 706/SD 880, Utilization Review and Prior Authorization Modifications | Posted March 4, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter of Support Thanking Bill Sponsors for Introduction of NC HB 67, Enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact in North Carolina | Posted February 28, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter of Support Thanking Bill Sponsors for Introduction of NM SB 46, Enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact in New Mexico | Posted February 28, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter of Support Thanking Bill Sponsor for Introduction of AR SB 119, Enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact in Arkansas | Posted February 28, 2025
- AAN Submits Letter of Support Thanking Bill Sponsors for Introduction of MA HD 3377, Enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact in Massachusetts | Posted February 28, 2025
- AAN Joins Coalition Requesting Congressional Leadership Oppose Cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) | Posted February 27, 2025
- AAN Urges VA Secretary Collins to Protect Veterans Access to Neurologic Care in Light of Return to Work Mandate | Posted February 27, 2025
- AAN Joins Coalition Requesting Full NIH Funding in FY25 and Protection Against Cuts to Reimbursement for NIH Grantees | Posted February 25, 2025
- AAN Joins AMA Letter Urging Congress to Include Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Adjustment in Forthcoming 2025 Appropriations Bill | Posted February 10, 2025
- AAN Joins Coalition Comments on CMS CY26 Medicare Advantage (MA) Proposed Rule | Posted January 27, 2025
- AAN Joins CMS Stakeholder Response Proposing Improvements to MIPS MVPs for FY26 | Posted January 24, 2025
- AAN Comments on CMS Proposed Changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Programs in CY 2026 | Posted January 22, 2025