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Assessment of the Necessity for High-Level Disinfection of Reusable Ophthalmic Devices

OOSS SUBMITS COMMENTS ON CMS PROPOSED CY 2027 ASC PAYMENT RULE

CMS ISSUES PROPOSED 2027 ASC PAYMENT RULE: DECREASES FOR MANY EYE PROCEDURES

MEDICARE PART B CONTRACTORS PROPOSE LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY LIMIT PATIENT ACCESS TO DRUG-ELUTING SYSTEMS

KNG Consulting NEW REPORT:  MASSIVE MEDICARE SAVINGS, PAST AND FUTURE, WHEN PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS

Medicare Part B Reimbursement for Office Cataract Surgery

CMS issues final 2026 ASC Payment Rule: Cataract rate increased by 3.3 percent above 2025 levels

CMS to Delay Implementation of ASC Prior Authorization (PA) Demonstration Project Until Early in 2026

Cataract Cuts and Payment Parity for ASCs Discussed at OOSS Symposium

CMS to Implement Prior Authorization ASC Demonstration Project

CMS Issues Proposed 2026 ASC Payment Rule:  Update of 2.4 Percent

ASCs Face Financial Penalties if Not in Compliance with Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (OAS CAHPS)

Mandatory Patient Experience Evaluation Reporting (OAS CAHPS) Commences in January 2025: Penalties Could Await Surgery Centers that are Not in Compliance!

Final 2025 ASC Payment Regulation: Facility Fees to Increase by 2.9 Percent

Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs

OOSS Continues to Urge CMS to Reject Prior Authorization Demonstration Project

CMS Issues Proposed 2025 ASC Payment Rule: Update of 2.6 percent

OOSS Joins Ophthalmology Community in Presentation Before Medicare Carriers on Proposed Local Coverage Determinations Regarding MIGS

Ophthalmic ASC Waste Reduction and Recycling Practices

Medicare Contractors Propose Revised Local Coverage Determination on MIGS

Prior Authorization Demonstration for Certain Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Services (CMS-10884)

OOSS Requests Members’ Feedback on Current Recycling Practices ASCs

OOSS Issues Position Statement Regarding Surgical Drapes

Final 2024 ASC Payment Regulation:  Cataract Facility Fee Increase of 7.5 Percent