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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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Academy Cautions Congress That CMS Is Endangering Rural Practices

NOV 26, 2019 in Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, Telemedicine

The House Committee on Ways and Means is investigating ways to improve access for patients in underserved communities.

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Academy to Congress: Tear Down Policy Barriers That Thwart Telemedicine’s Use

NOV 14, 2019 in Telemedicine

Ingrid Zimmer-Galler, MD, told the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business that telemedicine can help alleviate the burdens patients face in rural areas.

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Congress to Weigh Expanded Access to Screenings for Chronic Eye Disease

DEC 20, 2018 in Telemedicine, Congressional Advocacy

The Academy endorses this exciting effort to eliminate existing barriers that are preventing a broader adoption of telehealth in eye care.

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CMS Takes Big Step Toward Reimbursements for Remote Services

NOV 08, 2018 in Medicare Fee Schedule, Telemedicine

You can now get paid for services you’re probably already providing, including reviewing images sent to you electronically by your patients.

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Academy Seeks Changes to Congressional Proposal for Expanding Remote Retinal Imaging Services

AUG 23, 2018 in Telemedicine

We’re not bailing on this effort; instead, we’re offering our expertise in hopes that the goal of expanded access to eye care can be achieved without mandating the use of inappropriate CPT codes.

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CMS Announces Plan to Introduce Drug Step Therapy in Medicare Advantage

AUG 07, 2018 in Telemedicine

We believe this is bad for ophthalmology and for patients; such a legally dubious policy would limit physicians’ and patients’ treatment choices for more than a third of Medicare patients

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CMS Takes New Step Toward Medicare’s Telemedicine Coverage for Patient Care

AUG 02, 2018 in Telemedicine

Academy will urge policymakers to continue their path toward payment for technology-based remote patient evaluations

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The Changing Role of the Veterans Health Administration and its Effect on Eye Care Services

MAY 03, 2018 in Telemedicine, Veterans Eye Care

Mid-Year Forum 2018 Report: High demand for eye care services and changes in technology are reshaping how an important federal agency serves the nation’s veterans.

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Landmark Telehealth Cases Preserve Physicians’ Use of Emerging Technology Options

APR 26, 2018 in Telemedicine

In New Jersey and Kentucky, you’ll continue to have the final say on what diagnostic tools are right for your patients

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Academy Delivers Federal Funding to Improve Native Americans’ Access to Diabetic Retinopathy Screenings

MAR 29, 2018 in Congressional Advocacy, Telemedicine

It took us more than a year to gain this breakthrough, which helps an underserved population through teleophthalmology

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