Congress’ COVID-19 aid, spending bill: Contact Lens Rule implications, key tax and Medicare pay fixes among AOA wins
The more than $2 trillion aid package and omnibus bill include a laundry list of AOA advocacy priorities, including a delay to FTC Contact Lens Rule changes, a new PPP “second draw” and deductibility fix, [...]
AOA, AOSA make appeal to extend suspension of student loan payments
The moratorium on loan repayment is scheduled to expire Dec. 31. The average optometry student’s loan debt when they graduate is close to $200,000, and the AOA and the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) argue [...]
AOA-backed DOC Access Act gains U.S. Senate companion
AOA turning up pressure on anti-patient, anti-doctor vision plan abuses with new U.S. Senate companion legislation.
Contact Lens Rule bill gains senators’ backing after all-out advocacy campaign
Over 7,400 individual constituent letters were sent via AOA’s Action Center and countless phone calls placed to senators’ offices, in what represents the AOA’s largest advocacy campaign in recent history.
Be prepared: Contact Lens Rule changes take effect Oct. 16, access AOA resources
AOA and optometry’s advocates continue to fight the FTC’s rule changes—act now to support these efforts and have your practice ready for implementation on day one.
1-800 Contacts notifies patients not to wear AquaSoft lenses due to lens defect
The company has recalled its AquaSoft brand of contacts because of a manufacturing defect that may cause eye discomfort and irritation.