THIRD PARTY
$12 million recovered for doctors through AOA’s targeting of plan denials, credentialing and claim edit errors
The AOA, buoyed by dedicated Third Party Center committee doctor volunteers, celebrates ongoing wins for optometrists.
Aetna and Humana collaborate with AOA to exempt optometrists from auto- downcoding edits
AOA advocacy has resulted in a first-of-its-kind organizational agreement to eliminate certain automatic downcoding programs, which have been targeting optometry practices across the country.
Doctors questioning Superior Vision auto-enrollment with Davis Vision
Received a notice from Versant Health? Here’s what to know.
Zelis lawsuit highlights broader optometrist payment concerns
The AOA continues fair payment advocacy.
Anthem Health fined for violations in Maine
Audit reveals claims and appeals violations and inadequate record keeping.
AOA, affiliates take on VBM lobby’s attacks on optometry
Vision plan group’s smear tactics and misinformation are soundly rejected by legislators and formally rebuked by AOA as momentum for accountability increases.
Surveys say patient and doctor concerns about health industry middlemen on the rise
Insurers, vision benefit managers and their abuses represent “what’s wrong” with health care, fresh indicators show.
Town hall draws hundreds as AOA and affiliate advocacy earns back millions
AOA and affiliate advocacy wins result in nearly $3 million retrieved on behalf of doctors of optometry in 2024. Read how the AOA and affiliates are fighting for fairness. They were updated at a profession-wide, live-streamed town hall on Oct. 29.
AOA to update profession on health, vision plan advocacy efforts
Register now for this must-attend town hall event on Oct. 29. The last town hall drew over 700 attendees.
VSP warned on campus misinformation, efforts to divide the profession
Optometry schools and students to be alerted to possible new attacks and false information on optometry’s advocacy priorities.
Talk of the townhall: Doctors view plan abuses as threat to doctor-patient relationship and quality care
Forum on reimbursement and coverage fairness advocacy produces fresh reports of plan-imposed barriers and support for mobilization for tough new laws, stronger enforcement and close government scrutiny of the vision plan industry.
Speak out on reimbursement and coverage fairness advocacy
Final hours to register for tonight’s virtual townhall Zoom session at 9 p.m. ET to speak out against vision plan abuses, assess 2023 legislative and regulatory gains, and help build support for policy change.