Proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes 6% reduction for ophthalmology

The Surgical Care Coalition plans to oppose the CMS proposal of a 10.6% decrease to its 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule’s conversion factor, which includes a 6% decrease to ophthalmology payments in 2021, according to a speaker.
“Obviously, we’re not happy with these cuts. We’re fighting them through the Surgical Care Coalition that we formed with the American College of Surgeons. There are 11 surgical subspecialties involved, and the group has raised $2 million and launched a public relations campaign in the D.C. area to make our congressional representatives