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The bill would eliminate the 2.8% cut to 2025 Medicare physician payment and provide an inflationary update to Medicare payments for the rest of this year. Call on your lawmakers to back this short-term fix.

A bill expanding optometric scope in West Virginia automatically became law on May 2 when Gov. Patrick Morrisey opted to neither sign nor veto this risk to patient safety.

We worked in partnership with the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) to successfully push Anthem to update its coverage policy for amblyopia dichoptic digital therapy to align with the Academy’s Preferred Practice Pattern.

Physicians across the country are facing increasing challenges from both “upcoding” and “downcoding” tactics used by Medicare Advantage insurers — tactics that can impede high-quality patient care, create unnecessary administrative burdens, and reduce reimbursement for physicians.

Stay updated with the latest information on threats to safe eye surgery in Montana.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 218 into law on April 17, expanding optometry’s scope of practice to include laser and scalpel surgery.

Hundreds of ophthalmologists gather in Washington, D.C., for Mid-Year Forum 2025, April 2-5. Follow our ongoing coverage here.

Stay updated with the latest information on threats to safe eye surgery in Kansas.

In a major victory for patient safety, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoed House Bill 36, which would have authorized optometrists to perform laser eye surgery.  

The New Mexico ophthalmologists are urged to contact your state representative using the Academy’s grassroots system.