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    Many Academy members have asked for clarification on coverage for telephone calls because some senior patients don’t have the ability do video visits.
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    Academy, Surgical Community Urge Congress to Help Physicians Grappling With COVID-19 Impacts
    MAR 20, 2020 in E/M Codes, Stimulus , Public Health, Coronavirus, Prior Authorization
    The financial stimulus measures are particularly critical in protecting physician practices and helping them stay afloat as they work through the crisis.
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    Academy Funds Efforts to Call for Changes in E/M Policies
    MAR 12, 2020 in E/M Codes, Medicare Fee Schedule
    We’re amplifying our voice as part of a multimillion-dollar campaign led by the American College of Surgeons to target lawmakers, regulators and the public this year.
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    FEB 13, 2020 in E/M Codes, Medicare Fee Schedule, Global Surgery Payments
    Efforts include campaigns to educate and convince lawmakers to reverse cuts in E/M reimbursements to surgeons and to urge Academy members and a coalition of surgical groups to contact Congress.  
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    Academy Analysis Confirms Massive Cut to Ophthalmology Due to E/M Change
    FEB 06, 2020 in E/M Codes
    The top surgical specialties will experience immediate, significant, across-the-board cuts, including 7% for our profession.
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    Fallout From E/M Overhaul in 2021 Could Be Twice as Bad as Overall Hit From This Year’s Cataract Cuts
    NOV 07, 2019 in Medicare Fee Schedule, E/M Codes
    Medicare’s forthcoming 2021 change to E/M reimbursement, as currently configured, will have a devastating effect on ophthalmology.
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    E/M Fix Emerges as Top-Tier Issue; Academy Demands CMS, Congressional Action
    OCT 24, 2019 in E/M Codes, Congressional Advocacy
    We only have a year left to convince the agency to steer away from a 2021 policy that, as proposed, would have a significant negative effect on ophthalmology.  
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    SEP 26, 2019 in E/M Codes, Congressional Advocacy
    CMS is hearing from health care providers in the U.S. House of Representatives who believe the agency should include post-operative visits and ophthalmology’s eye visit codes among the services considered for pay increases.
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    Academy’s Appeals to CMS: Fix MIPS, Reward IRIS Registry Users, Apply E/M Overhaul Fairly
    SEP 12, 2019 in E/M Codes, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
    We assembled a comprehensive series of requests in an effort to secure payment-and-reimbursement policy that will better enable you to improve patient care and your practice.  
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    CMS Requests Academy Insight on Medicare Payment
    SEP 05, 2019 in E/M Codes, Medicare Fee Schedule
    Our advocacy for fair reimbursements is bolstered by ongoing direct access to agency officials who value ophthalmology’s opinions.
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