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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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Call for Proposals: Documenting the Intensity of Intraocular Surgery

SEP 01, 2022 in RUC Updates

The Academy needs help documenting and quantifying cataract surgery work intensity (not time) to protect against potential 2025 payment cuts. See how you can submit an evaluation proposal.

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Neuro-Ophthalmologists: Help Us Ensure Fair Medicare Pupillometry Values

JUN 16, 2021 in Medicare Fee Schedule, RUC Updates

The Academy is working with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) to gather data on a new CPT code 959XX for quantitative pupillometry services.

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RUC Reviews Diagnostic, Orthoptic Codes to Establish Medicare Values

MAY 06, 2021 in RUC Updates, Medicare Fee Schedule

The Academy presented data gathered with the American Society of Retina Specialists and the American Optometric Association to justify values at the April meeting of the American Medical Association-Specialty Society’s Relative Value-scale Update Committee (RUC).

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Glaucoma, Cataract Surgical Codes Are Focus of Payment Revaluation

JAN 28, 2021 in RUC Updates

Surveys completed by Academy members and the valuation process employed by the RUC are highly influential.

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Nov. 13 Deadline for Important Surveys on Cataract, Glaucoma Services

OCT 29, 2020 in RUC Updates

The more providers who complete these surveys, the more accurate our data.

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Academy, Pediatric Groups Present Strabismus Surgery Survey Data to AMA Panel

OCT 15, 2020 in RUC Updates

The presentation will inform the American Medical Association’s influential committee’s valuation recommendation to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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Strabismus Surgery Survey

APR 02, 2020 in Global Surgery Payments, RUC Updates

Information gathered on work and expenses related to eye-muscle surgeries will be used to guide recommendations of physician work values for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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Noridian to Correct Payment Errors on Two Combined Cataract Surgery Codes

FEB 27, 2020 in Medicare Fee Schedule, RUC Updates

Academy continues to investigate payment issues with other Medicare administrative contractors.

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Combined Cataract/ECP Codes' Implementation Creates Reimbursement Confusion

FEB 20, 2020 in Medicare Fee Schedule, RUC Updates

There are reports that some Medicare administrative contractors have lowered payments, reimbursing less for a combined procedure than for a single one.

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Check Your Inbox: Important Anterior Segment Ultrasound Code Survey to Be Emailed to Random Sample of Academy Members

OCT 03, 2019 in RUC Updates, Medicare Fee Schedule

You can help us use a robust set of data to secure appropriate values for one of our profession’s highly utilized diagnostic tools.

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