AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

P.L. 111-148 Affordable Care Act, modifications Prior authorization utilization policies Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (P.L. 114-10) Improvement Issues Medicare Physician Payment Issues Drug Pricing and Shortages Issues Medicare Part B Drug Price Issues Expansion of Telehealth Services Vision Research Funding and proposed policy changes for federal research programs Step therapy requirements reforms Medicare Coverage for Low Vision Devices H.R. 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 Healthcare Workforce Issues S. 864, the Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act (HELP Copays Act) Funding for the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program H.R. 2527, the Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act of 2024 (EDVI Act) H.R.2433 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025 The Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025] Proposals to restructure federal agencies/workforce

Vision Center of Excellence funding/support Provision of vision care within VA health systems

Vision Center of Excellence funding/support NIH/Defense, vision related research funding Military Medical Personnel Reductions and infrastructure challenges