Advocacy News

MIPS participants who are randomly selected for the audit will receive email notifications between October 2024 and April 2025.

The Oct. 10 announcement applies to specific counties in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.  

Persistent advocacy from our ophthalmology coalition has led to improvements in final MIGS Medicare coverage policies.

Practices affected by the Change Healthcare cyberattack now have another opportunity to apply for an extreme and uncontrollable circumstances (EUC) exception for the 2023 performance year/2025 payment year of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Applications are open through Oct. 11, at 8 p.m. ET.

Our letter expressed concerns and provided recommendations for relevant proposals most likely to impact ophthalmology in the proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Ophthalmologists should review their scores and submit a targeted review by Oct. 11 if any errors are identified.    

As the Academy continues to oppose the development of a specialty-wide MIPS value pathway, a new reporting option for ophthalmology, learn more about it could affect how your practice participates in the Quality Payment Program.    

The 2025 Medicare Physician-Fee Schedule proposes significant changes to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System cost performance category which may affect your score in the current and future performance year.

The Academy submitted comments to regional Medicare contractors last week defending coverage of MIGS, cataract surgery, and botulinum toxin injections.  

Eligible clinicians can preview their 2023 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final performance scores now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has opened them for review. Final scores determine clinicians’ 2025 payment adjustments.