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News and views on the regulatory, legislative and political issues impacting ophthalmology in Washington, D.C., and around the United States. Articles featured in the Academy's weekly Washington Report Express email newsletter.
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CMS Considers Process to Draft Prior Authorization Performance Measure

FEB 13, 2020 in Patient Safety, Prior Authorization

This first step recognizes the Academy’s repeated calls for a streamlined review and approval process for prior authorization requests as key to ensuring patient access to medically necessary care.

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Watchdog Group Suspends New Ophthalmic Sterilization Advisory After Academy Intervention

AUG 15, 2019 in Patient Safety

Our quick action is preventing immediate risk to institutions’ accreditation.

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Surgery and Medical Management at Risk in Landmark Pennsylvania Patient Safety Fight

SEP 27, 2018 in Scope of Practice, Patient Safety

If you live or practice in Pennsylvania, act now to prevent state lawmakers from lowering your state’s high surgical standards.

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Academy Seeks Congressional Support to Derail New Burdens on Contact Lens Prescribers

JUN 29, 2017 in Patient Safety

You can enlist your member of Congress to fight back against new administrative burdens.

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Academy Gains AMA’s Support to Stem Rise in Eye Injuries Caused by Laundry Packets

JUN 22, 2017 in Patient Safety

This is a significant step toward protecting our patients from a relatively new product they might use

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Academy Presses Senate to Preserve Essential Pediatric Vision Services

JUN 08, 2017 in Network Adequacy/Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Patient Safety

As the Obamacare debate continues, we're working to ensure our patients have access to preventive eye care at every stage of life

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Public Health Approaches to Reduce Vision Impairment and Promote Eye Health

MAY 10, 2017 in Patient Safety, Network Adequacy/Access to Care

This Mid-Year Forum 2017 session examined the nine recommendations of a seminal report, provided insight on the anticipated impact to the profession of ophthalmology and outlined how the Academy can be involved in elevating eye health and disease as a priority

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Academy Challenges FTC to Side with Patient Safety Over Contact Lens Vendor

FEB 02, 2017 in Patient Safety

Many of your colleagues echoed our stance on proposed industry-driven changes to the Contact Lens Rule that are dangerous and unnecessary

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Georgia Ophthalmologists Mobilize to Stop Urgent Patient Safety Threat

JAN 19, 2017 in Patient Safety, Scope of Practice

Early optometric scope expansion proposal would give injection privileges to non-surgeons

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Ophthalmology Prepares to Fight Aggressive Optometric Surgical Scope Expansion Push in Nebraska

JAN 19, 2017 in Scope of Practice, Patient Safety

A pair of dangerous proposals attempt to circumvent legislative safeguards to put patient safety at risk

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