The National Association of Spine Specialists brings together spine care providers, patients and industry as a unified voice in the fight for sound health policy. The Association advocates in the legislative and regulatory arenas to promote public policies that protect members’ ability to practice medicine and give patients access to the specialists and technologies they require for the treatment of spine disorders. Association members include over 5,500 health care professionals in more than 23 specialties.
Washington Presence
Through its Washington, D.C. office, the Association ensures that members are represented on Capitol Hill and have the inside beat on federal policymaking.
The Association is an active member of the Washington-based Alliance of Specialty Medicine, a nonpartisan coalition of 11 medical societies representing over 200,000 specialty physicians. The Alliance provides surveys, white papers, statistics, testimony, briefing materials, letters of support and other resources on key health care issues. Association staff and the Alliance frequently meet with lawmakers, legislative staff and administrative officials to weigh in on health care policies as they are crafted.
Each year, the Association recognizes lawmakers who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to advancing sound health care policy with its Legislator of the Year Award.
State Policy Tracking
More and more, health care policy is being decided at the state level. From efforts to expand health coverage and reform the medical liability system to policies that define scope of practice and physician ownership, the Association tracks state health policy developments and identifies key issues that may potentially impact members. Association staff meet regularly with their counterparts in other medical societies to share information and strategies addressing state-level concerns. E-mail action alerts provide members with facts and means to weigh in on these issues when time is of the essence.
By-Laws of National Association of Spine Specialists