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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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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

Don’t delay — you might miss your chance to dispute improper penalties

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Views 2439

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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Views 273

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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Views 172

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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Views 129

Report Reaffirms Value-Based Modifier Harms Small Practices

MAY 25, 2017 in Value-Based Modifier

This is important evidence in support of our push for regulatory relief — if most physicians are harmed by a program, it probably wasn’t very good to begin with

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Views 75

ACT TODAY: Ask Your Congressional Lawmaker to Provide Regulatory Relief for Physicians

MAY 04, 2017 in Meaningful Use, PQRS, Value-Based Modifier, Congressional Advocacy

Help us protect you from major Medicare penalties for your 2018 reimbursements

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Views 46

Academy’s Regulatory-Relief Campaign Gains Key Ally in U.S. House of Representatives

APR 27, 2017 in PQRS, Meaningful Use, Value-Based Modifier, Congressional Advocacy

Critical physician relationship in Congress bolsters our effort to secure relief from major Medicare penalties for your 2018 reimbursements

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Academy and Partners Take Regulatory Relief Campaign Directly to HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD

APR 13, 2017 in PQRS, Value-Based Modifier, Meaningful Use

For the second time this year, one of the nation’s most powerful physicians is sitting down with ophthalmology to understand our issues

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Views 333

Academy Coalition Presses for Regulatory Fairness for Part B Drug Prescribers

MAR 23, 2017 in PQRS, Value-Based Modifier, Meaningful Use

We’re leveraging our best relationships in Washington, D.C., to relieve our profession of regulatory burdens

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We Need Your Help Showing the Value-Based Modifier’s Effect on Ophthalmology

MAR 23, 2017 in Value-Based Modifier

You can bolster our argument for eliminating the program’s flawed redistribution

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Views 402

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Focal Points 2018 Module: Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders Caused By Medications

Basic and Clinical Science Course Self-Assessment Program

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course Complete Set

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course Residency Set

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 01: Update on General Medicine

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 02: Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 03: Clinical Optics

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 04: Ophthalmic Pathology and Intraocular Tumors

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 05: Neuro-Ophthalmology

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 06: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 07: Orbit, Eyelids, and Lacrimal System

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 08: External Disease and Cornea

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 09: Intraocular Inflammation and Uveitis

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 10: Glaucoma

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 11: Lens and Cataract

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 12: Retina and Vitreous

2018-2019 Basic and Clinical Science Course, Section 13: Refractive Surgery

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Mid-Year Forum 2019 Renaissance Downtown, Washington, D.C.
This annual forum provides an opportunity for Academy members, leaders and leaders of allied ophthalmic organizations to identify and discuss critical issues facing ophthalmology. Mid-Year Forum will be held from April 10 to 13 in Washington, DC.
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Mid-Year Forum 2020 Renaissance Downtown, Washington, D.C.
This annual forum provides an opportunity for Academy members, leaders and leaders of allied ophthalmic organizations to identify and discuss critical issues facing ophthalmology. Mid-Year Forum will be held from April 22 to 25 in Washington, DC.
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Mid-Year Forum 2021 Renaissance Downtown, Washington, D.C.
This annual forum provides an opportunity for Academy members, leaders and leaders of allied ophthalmic organizations to identify and discuss critical issues facing ophthalmology. Mid-Year Forum will be held from April 21 to 24 in Washington, DC.
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