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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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Congress Wraps Up Spending Bills; Big Increases for Research, No Physician Pay Boost

DEC 19, 2019 in MACRA, Research Funding, Medicare Fee Schedule

The Academy nets a big win in federal funding, but the priority remains your pay and reimbursements.

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CMS Finally Begins Awarding APM Bonuses — Resources Available

OCT 03, 2019 in MACRA

Agency is taking a different approach compared with its handling of awards for successful MIPS participation.

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Congress Back on the Job; Here’s What We’re Tracking

SEP 05, 2019 in Surprise Medical Billing, Prior Authorization, Congressional Advocacy, MACRA, Medicare Fee Schedule

Prior authorization, surprise billing and physician pay equity are on the docket as lawmakers return to Washington, D.C., for their fall session.

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Support AMA-Led Effort to Secure a Pay Increase for Physicians

AUG 15, 2019 in Congressional Advocacy, Medicare Fee Schedule, MACRA

Physicians can join a medicine-wide push for a pay increase in 2020.

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Academy Objects to Proposed Emergency-Department Alternative Payment Model for Eye Care

AUG 08, 2019 in MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

Reimbursement concept authors failed to consult ophthalmologists, and it shows in this flawed offering.

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AMA Ramps Up Efforts to Secure Pay Increase for Physicians

JUL 25, 2019 in Medicare Fee Schedule, MACRA

Congress must be convinced to act via changes to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.

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Academy, AMA and Dozens of Medical Organization Urge Congress to Continue Fixing MACRA

JUN 06, 2019 in MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

Among the statutory tweaks that lawmakers need to make is a fair pay update for physicians in 2020.

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Want to Connect Quality to Medicare Payment? Experts Tell Congress to Look at the IRIS Registry

MAY 09, 2019 in MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

Ophthalmology’s registry was held up as a “success story” during a Senate committee’s Year 2 review of its MACRA law.

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IRIS Registry Gains More Value as Medicare Leaders Double Down on Value-Based Healthcare

MAY 10, 2018 in MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

Our investment will pay off for you, as our profession is medicine’s best-prepared for value-over-volume health care

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Federal Spending Bill Includes MIPS Fixes, EHR Relief

FEB 15, 2018 in MACRA, Congressional Advocacy, Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

Legislation to keep the federal government in business includes provisions that will improve your ability to run your practice and serve your patients

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IRIS Registry Consent Form Due to Report MIPS
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