B&L lens payment bonus
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Bausch & Lomb's SofPort AO and SofPort AO with Violet Shield intraocular lenses receive new technology IOL designations from CMS, effective March 6. Joining lenses from AMO (Tecnis and Tecnis CL) and Alcon (AcrySof IQ), Bausch & Lomb's IOLs will now also receive a $50 Medicare bonus payment when used in cataract procedures performed in ambulatory surgical centers through Feb. 27, 2011. The three firms' lenses reduce spherical aberrations for better vision quality relative to standard IOLs (1"The Gray Sheet" May 29, 2006, In Brief)...