Advocacy News

Services provided outside of the hospital outpatient setting — including ambulatory surgery centers — are not subject to the new prior authorization requirements.  

Our efforts are securing relief from a problematic measure that has inappropriately attributed things like hernia repair costs to our members.

Here’s what you need to know about what’s happening and how and why these cuts are occurring.

We’re delivering a consistent message throughout our comments to CMS — let ophthalmologists do what we do best: deliver quality medical eye care  

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a massive series of Medicare policies affecting physicians.

We’re livid about CMS’ direction and will work tirelessly to ensure our profession’s success in next year’s Medicare physician payment system. A separate rule, the Medicare fee schedule offers some relief.

You deserve compensation that matches what you do for your patients

The Academy has the resources you need to navigate this process

The final Medicare fee schedule rule for 2017, released Nov. 2, implemented several major changes the Academy sought.

We believe that CMS’ reliance on numerous faulty formulas will negatively impact your practice