Advocacy News

Societies urge agencies to eliminate prior authorizations barriers in Medicare Advantage plans.

A recent Academy survey indicated that 13% of our members now say they use telehealth services to treat patients.

Vendor information blocking has hobbled efficient patient care, clinical data registry participation and clinical research for years without an available recourse for physicians.

Services provided outside of the hospital outpatient setting — including ambulatory surgery centers — are not subject to the new prior authorization requirements.  

Medicare’s forthcoming 2021 change to E/M reimbursement, as currently configured, will have a devastating effect on ophthalmology.

Our efforts are securing relief from a problematic measure that has inappropriately attributed things like hernia repair costs to our members.

Here’s what you need to know about what’s happening and how and why these cuts are occurring.

The Academy has new details on fail-first policies in Medicare, including how you can appeal decisions to deny care.  

Our early review of the rule concludes that CMS has agreed to an Academy request that it adjust its definition of new starts of treatment.

Our profession continues to spearhead efforts to unfetter access to necessary ophthalmic treatments.