To protect patients amid a changing health care landscape, ophthalmologists must be vocal with policymakers about the barriers that prevent patients from receiving proper care.
While the Big Beautiful Bill, which was signed into law in July, offers physicians a temporary pay increase to account for exceptional circumstances, Michael X. Repka, MD, MBA, president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, told Healio that this is not enough to address issues with access to care caused by years of Medicare cuts.
Healio spoke with Repka about how ophthalmologists can push Washington to uphold