AOA to CMS: Hold Medicare Advantage plans accountable
In a March 2 letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the AOA urged more action to support patient access to eye health and vision care under Medicare Advantage plans.
Hubble Contacts slapped with $3.5 million penalties, restrictions and supervision
The DOJ, FTC action reflects a sustained, years-long effort by the AOA, state associations and doctors nationwide to gather and report on threats posed by unscrupulous contact lens sellers.
Medicare pay cuts, once delayed, looming without Congressional action
An all-out mobilization of doctor and student advocates is needed to urge lawmakers to correct several rounds of Medicare pay cuts in 2022 and 2023 with the first cut expected in the coming weeks.
Bipartisan bill to ban abusive policies of discount plans gets boost from policy expert report
Princeton, New Jersey-based Avalon Health Economics says plans’ mandated discounts for noncovered services and materials—and limits on laboratory freedom—harmfully distort the vision care market for patients and doctors of optometry. To fight back, the AOA [...]
A fast-paced 48 hours in round-the-clock AOA advocacy
AOA President calls advocacy a “privilege” to represent the profession and doctors of optometry, as a plethora of issues are tackled in 2021 and beyond.
U.S. House, consumer groups mull federal action against DTC contact lens sales schemes
Lawmakers are demanding a federal study to assess the need for future legislative or regulatory action against DTC prescription medical device sellers, after the AOA and other advocates spent years citing concerns.