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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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Provider Relief Fund Period 2 Late Reporting Request Deadline on May 18

MAY 11, 2022 in Stimulus , Coronavirus

Physicians who received more than $10,000 in provider relief funds and have not yet submitted their reports for the Provider Relief Fund Period 2 must act immediately. Submit a request to report late for Period 2 by Wednesday, May 18, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

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HHS to Distribute $413M in Fourth Round of Provider Relief Fund Payments

MAR 23, 2022 in Coronavirus, Public Health, Stimulus

FMore than 3,600 health care providers will receive payments to help them with COVID-19 hardships. The agency said about 89% of applications have been processed.

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HHS Reopens Portal for Phase 1, Releases Phase 4 Provider Relief Funds

DEC 15, 2021 in Stimulus , Coronavirus

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week that it has reopened the reporting portal for Phase 1 Provider Relief Funds starting Dec. 13. The agency also announced it was beginning distribution of $9 billion in Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 paym…

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HHS Releases Rural Payments to Providers to Help Reduce Financial Strain

DEC 02, 2021 in Public Health, Stimulus , Coronavirus

Ophthalmology practices that treat patients who live in rural areas are receiving American Rescue Plan Rural payments to help mitigate the financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Apply Now to Get New Pandemic Relief Funds

OCT 12, 2021 in Coronavirus, Stimulus

Ophthalmology practices should start now to apply for financial relief through a new round of the pandemic-related Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan rural payments.

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Miller-Meeks Addresses Ophthalmologists’ Concerns During OPHTHPAC Speaker Series

OCT 07, 2021 in Step Therapy, Prior Authorization, Global Surgery Payments, Stimulus , Congressional Advocacy, Medicare Fee Schedule

Ophthalmology’s newest member of Congress, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, R-Iowa, engaged the OPHTHPAC® Speaker Series audience last week as a legislator and fellow Academy member.

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Apply Now for New Provider Relief Funds, Rural Payments

SEP 30, 2021 in Coronavirus, Stimulus

Ophthalmology practices can now apply for funding under a new round (Phase 4) of the Provider Relief Fund or the American Rescue Plan Rural payments.

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HHS Announces Grace Period for Provider Relief Funding Reports, $25 Billion Newly Available

SEP 16, 2021 in Coronavirus, Stimulus

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week announced a 60-day grace period for practices that must report use of Provider Relief Fund money by Sept. 30. HHS also announced the availability of $25.5 billion in new funding for health care providers affected by…

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Stay Aware of Updates to COVID-19 Financial Relief Programs

MAY 13, 2021 in Stimulus , Coronavirus

We have new updates for Academy members on the Provider Relief Fund, Accelerated and Advance Medicare Payments and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

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CMS Begins to Recoup Pandemic Medicare Advance Payments

APR 15, 2021 in Coronavirus, Stimulus

If you received advance payments during the pandemic, you may soon start to see recoupment.

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