AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 7153/S. 3679) - letter to lead sponsors in the Senate in support of reauthorization Coalition letter to Chair and Ranking Member of Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, in support of inclusion of $10 million for Neglected Surgical Conditions within the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Appropriations Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

Medicare physician payment reform - adding inflation adjustment to physician payment updates under Medicare: HR 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act Medicare physician payment reform - modifying budget neutrality requirements under the Medicare physician fee schedule: H.R. 6545 - the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act Medicare physician payment reform - modifying budget neutrality requirements under the Medicare physician fee schedule: HR 6371 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2023 Reforming prior authorization under Medicare Advantage: S. 4532/H.R. 8702 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Increasing Medicare-supported GME residency slots: S. 1302/H.R. 2389 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act S. 4935-Physician Fee Stabilization Act: to increase the budget neutrality threshold under the Medicare Physician Payment Schedule (MPFS) to $53,000,000 in 2026 and provide regular indexing to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI) "Dear Colleague" letter to House Leadership on addressing Medicare physician payment formula Coalition letter to House and Senate Leadership on adding an inflation update to the Medicare physician fee schedule Comments submitted to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Medicare physician payment reform - adding inflation adjustment to physician payment updates under Medicare: HR 2474 - Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act Medicare physician payment reform - modifying budget neutrality requirements under the Medicare physician fee schedule: H.R. 6545 - the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act Medicare physician payment reform - modifying budget neutrality requirements under the Medicare physician fee schedule: HR 6371 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2023 Reforming prior authorization under Medicare Advantage: S. 4532/H.R. 8702 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Increasing Medicare-supported GME residency slots: S. 1302/H.R. 2389 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act Statement for the record submitted to Senate Finance Committee: Bolstering Chronic Care through Physician Payment: Current Challenges and Policy Options in Medicare Part B Comments submitted to Senate Finance Draft Policy Proposal on Graduate Medical Education (GME) Comments submitted on Local Coverage Determination (LCD) on Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)

Support reauthorization of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 7153/S. 3679) Amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan to establish an exception process to medication step-therapy protocol: S. 652/H.R. 2630 - Safe Step Act

Comments submitted: Draft Report and Plan on Best Practices for Guidance (Docket No. FDA-2023-N-5653) Response to House Education and Workforce RFI: Reforms to Increase Affordability and Quality in Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage