Recognizing the need to influence the debates that shape health care policy, NASS established the National Association of Spine Specialists— an IRS-designated 501(c) (6) trade organization—as its advocacy arm. Administered by the North American Spine Society, the Association advocates in the legislative and regulatory arenas for public policies that protect member's abilities to practice medicine and give patients access to the specialists and technologies they need for quality spine care.

The Association is governed by a Board of Directors, with the NASS Advocacy Committee overseeing NASS' advocacy program.

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