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    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
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    HHS Announces Grace Period for Provider Relief Funding Reports, $25 Billion Newly Available
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    Stay Aware of Updates to COVID-19 Financial Relief Programs 
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    MAR 17, 2021 in Stimulus , Congressional Advocacy, Medicare Fee Schedule, Sequestration
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    Stimulus Bill Includes New Rural Provider Relief, While Medicare Sequestration Fix Options Sought
    MAR 11, 2021 in Stimulus , Sequestration, Medicare Fee Schedule, MACRA
    Rural ophthalmologists could qualify for additional relief from American Rescue Plan Act.
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    Small Businesses Get Two Exclusive Weeks to Apply for PPP Loan
    FEB 24, 2021 in Stimulus , Coronavirus
    If you haven’t yet gotten a PPP loan, take note that the Small Business Administration is providing small practices with 20 or fewer workers an exclusive period of two weeks to apply to the program, starting this week.
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