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The broad cuts to ASC facility reimbursement for most ophthalmology services could erect barriers to patient access.

At the AMA Annual Meeting, ophthalmology helped shape national policy.

Ignoring patient safety concerns, Vermont lawmakers passed S.64, authorizing optometrists to perform surgical and laser procedures. The Academy remains committed to patient safety and will continue to fight in the states for physician-led surgical eyecare.

While cost category concerns remain, The Academy's clinical data registry again helped our members achieve strong performance in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

Congress heads home in August, and the timing could not be more important. Prior authorization reform and Medicare physician payment reform are both in play this fall — and constituent meetings during recess are one of the most effective ways to move legislators off the sidelines. The Academy will coordinate the meeting; you bring the message.

The proposal is a major change to how federal research grants are currently awarded across the government.

Our comments on a proposed regulation reflect the Academy’s dedication to reforming how Medicare Advantage utilizes prior authorization and to minimizing practice burdens

The Academy is concerned these proposals could limit physician flexibility and patient access to care before there is sufficient data to inform policy.

The Academy identified inconsistencies in CMS's modifier -25 guidance and working with the AMA and ASRS got CMS to act in a way that benefits your practice.

The South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology successfully championed safe surgical care by convincing lawmakers to remove the optometric surgery language from the bill before it was voted on.