The national Protect Patients Now campaign is funded by Doctors for Medical Liability Reform, which itself is a coalition of 11 specialty societies.
Neurosurgery participates in the DMLR through Neurosurgeons to Preserve Health Care Access, the advocacy organization of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).
NPHCA is a tax-exempt social welfare advocacy organization, organized under 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, that is dedicated to preserving and improve patients’ access to timely and consistent quality neurosurgical healthcare.
The NPHCA Board of Directors is Stewart B. Dunsker, MD, president; Stan Pelofsky, MD, vice president; James R. Bean, MD, secretary-treasurer; A. John Popp, MD; Nelson M. Oyesiku, MD; and Vincent Traynelis, MD.
To fully fund the Protect Patients Now campaign, the NPHCA contribution to the DMLR is $3 million. In order to meet its obligation, the NPHCA has asked each neurosurgeon to contribute $1,000 per year for three years or until legislation is passed.
Additional information about the NPHCA is available from the Web site, www.neuros2preservecare.org, or from Katie Orrico, director of the NPHCA, (202) 628-2883.