Ankoor R. Shah

Nov 1, 2023 | aao.org | Ankoor R. Shah |Joy Woodke

Stay Current on Your MAC’s LCDs Know your local rules. MACs have the discretion to set their own coverage policies for GA treatments. They can publish this as a local coverage deter­mination (LCD), sometimes accom­panied by an explanatory article (LCA). The Academy posts these at aao.org/lcds. See if your MAC offers weekly updates. Many payers have listservs that provide weekly e-mails notifying you about any updates. Go to your MAC’s website and sign up to receive these emails.

May 1, 2023 | aao.org | Jacob Goodman |Ankoor R. Shah |Joy Woodke

Download PDF It is an exciting era in retina. Phy­sicians and patients have become accustomed to anticipating the next big change in clinical interventions—and practices have had to be nimble in keeping up with evolving reimburse­ment policies. New therapies, including biosimilars and dual inhibitors, have brought new challenges related to reimbursement and step therapy. Biosimilars.