5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  OOSS and other eye organizations submitted comments on the 2027 ASC reimbursement final rule.

• 2

  CMS proposed a 3.5% decrease in payments for cataract procedures and other ophthalmic surgeries.

• 3

  If finalized, this would be the first payment decrease for ophthalmic ASCs in over 20 years.

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  The comments were submitted on behalf of multiple ophthalmology organizations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

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  Michael A. Romansky, JD, serves as corporate counsel for OOSS and can be contacted via email.