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    JUN 07, 2018 in PQRS
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    2016 PQRS Results Show Gains for Ophthalmology — Especially IRIS Registry Participants
    NOV 02, 2017 in PQRS
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    Take Action Today to View Your Medicare Bonus or Penalty Results for Last Year’s Performance
    SEP 21, 2017 in Value-Based Modifier, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, PQRS
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    Academy Reiterates Need for Regulatory Relief, IRIS Registry Empowerment
    SEP 07, 2017 in Value-Based Modifier, MACRA, Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, PQRS, Medicare Fee Schedule, Electronic Health Records
    This is the latest step in our ongoing effort to ensure you succeed in Medicare quality programs
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    2018 Penalty Relief Toplines Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule
    JUL 20, 2017 in PQRS, Medicare Fee Schedule, Meaningful Use
    The Academy’s advocacy makes a real impact by gaining relief for your 2018 payments
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    Academy Provides Path to Avoiding MIPS Penalties Without an EHR
    JUL 20, 2017 in PQRS, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
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    Academy Leaders Make the Rounds in D.C. to Impact Federal Policies on Quality Programs, Drug Prices
    JUN 22, 2017 in Drug Pricing, PQRS, MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, Congressional Advocacy, Meaningful Use, Value-Based Modifier
    Our leadership in this effort continues to win us important facetime with the people who make a difference in Washington, D.C.
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    Ophthalmology's PQRS Failures Continue to Rise
    JUN 15, 2017 in PQRS
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    Congress Steps Up to Support Academy’s Regulatory Relief Campaign
    MAY 25, 2017 in Meaningful Use, Congressional Advocacy, PQRS, Value-Based Modifier
    Your advocacy spurred this significant step in our fight to secure reprieve from 10-percent penalties in 2018
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    Health Policy Directions (Opportunities) Under a New Administration
    MAY 10, 2017 in Drug Pricing, Meaningful Use, Affordable Care Act, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, PQRS
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