Advocacy News

Although prescribers have until Sept. 24 to comply with finalized updates to the eyeglass rule, the Academy confirmed with the FTC that the rule would not supersede medical judgment.

The Academy, ASCRS and EyeSustain met with CMS to discuss regulatory barriers to reducing surgical waste.

The Academy’s regulatory experts provide insight on how proposed policies for global surgical code payment could affect your practice and how the Academy intends to advocate for members’ concerns.

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

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.

Ravi Goel, MD explains why all ophthalmologists should check their inbox for the AMA's practice expense survey.

The proposed rule for 2025 Medicare payment rates for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers includes a 2.6% payment bump.

We underscored our opposition to the new requirements in the finalized Eyeglass Rule and urged the commission to extend the implementation deadline to Jan. 1, 2025.

Although the Federal Trade Commission did not scrap the proposal, Academy advocacy resulted in meaningful flexibility for meeting new requirements.

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.