Regulatory/Legislative News

ST. LOUIS – Clinicians identified as “Best Practices” by CooperVision said personalized service is helping them thrive despite online competition.

Though some major medical societies applauded President Donald J. Trump’s executive order on June 24 directing HHS to require hospitals upfront disclosure of prices, it faces difficulty coming to fruition, medical, legal and economic experts told Healio Primary Care. 

ST. LOUIS – The American Optometric Association’s House of Delegates approved eight resolutions here at Optometry’s Meeting that address the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, comprehensive eye exams, scope expansion, students, members and veterans.

President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order Monday afternoon that seeks to make certain health care prices more affordable.

ST. LOUIS – Barbara L. Horn, OD, who practices in South Carolina, will be inducted as the 2019-2020 American Optometric Association president on June 22 during the association’s annual meeting.

ST. LOUIS – The American Optometric Association presented findings of a report that identified $4.6 billion in annual systemwide savings as a result of expanded optometric scope of practice.

ST. LOUIS – Advocacy in eye health, product innovation and the patient experience are three areas of focus for Thomas Swinnen, the new North American president for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care.

ST. LOUIS – Alabama practitioner Samuel D. Pierce, OD, closes out his 2019-2020 term as president of the American Optometric Association here at Optometry’s Meeting.

Amgen, Merck, Eli Lilly and the Association of National Advertisers sued the Trump administration last week, seeking to avoid complying with an HHS rule that requires including the list prices of certain prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer television advertisements.

The idea of importing prescription drugs from Canada as a means to lower prices is back under scrutiny with President Donald J. Trump verbally supporting several state laws that would allow such actions, mainstream media reported.