Advocacy News

While cost category concerns remain, The Academy's clinical data registry again helped our members achieve strong performance in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

The Academy partnered with ASOPRS and NANOS to submit formal written comments to five Medicare administrative contractors on proposed coverage policies for botulinum toxin injections that could override your clinical judgment on treatment decisions.

Applications must be submitted on CMS' Quality Payment Program webpage by 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 31.

Ophthalmologists should continue buying and billing for eye drugs the same way. If patients' out-of-pocket costs go down, the amount Medicare pays physicians will go up to match.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) modified previous years' recommendations but still recognizes the need for an annual payment update.

Thanks to persistent Academy advocacy, CMS is keeping 2026 MIPS changes minimal while the IRIS Registry maintains its data registry status — protecting you from increased burden as you work to maximize your quality scores.

The Academy’s team of health policy experts have analyzed finalized Medicare policies slated to begin Jan. 1, 2026, and outline the details of the most controversial policies. We are running out of time for Congress to act and stop these policies from harming your patients. Act today.

The final rule could affect about 4,000 hospital outpatient departments and 6,000 ambulatory surgical centers (ASC).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expected to issue guidance on handling unpaid telehealth claims soon.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has again reversed course and instructed Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) to lift the hold on the majority of Medicare claims with dates of service on or after Oct. 1.