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2. Cataract surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cataract surgery is the most common application of lens removal surgery, and is usually associated with lens replacement. It is used to remove the natural lens of the eye when it has developed a cataract, a cloudy area in the lens that causes visual impairment. [4] [10] Cataracts usually develop slowly and can affect one or both eyes. [4]

3. 'Rampant abuse of the system': Insurers made patients appear ...

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   Cost-of-living in America is still ... over 66,000 Medicare Advantage patients were diagnosed with diabetic cataracts even though they already had gotten cataract surgery. ... around 18,000 ...

4. Medicare (United States) - Wikipedia

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   On August 1, 2007, the US House of Representatives voted to reduce payments to Medicare Advantage providers in order to pay for expanded coverage of children's health under the SCHIP program. As of 2008, Medicare Advantage plans cost, on average, 13 percent more per person insured for like beneficiaries than direct payment plans. [124]

5. Intraocular lens - Wikipedia

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   Intraocular lens. An Intraocular lens ( IOL) is a lens implanted in the eye usually as part of a treatment for cataracts or for correcting other vision problems such as short sightedness and long sightedness; a form of refractive surgery. If the natural lens is left in the eye, the IOL is known as phakic, otherwise it is a pseudophakic lens (or ...

6. DOCUMENT RESUME - ERIC

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   including numbers and costs. Medicare payment for cataract surgery is also examined. Current problems are detailed, including efficacy and safety; cost; kickbacks, discounts, and rebates; and no cost advertisements. Results from surveys of ophthalmologists and the IOL industry regarding their experiences with fraud, waster and abuse in

7. ERIC - ED265468 - Cataract Surgery: Fraud, Waste, and Abuse ...

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   Medicare payment for cataract surgery is also examined. Current problems are detailed, including efficacy and safety; cost; kickbacks, discounts, and rebates; and no cost advertisements. Results from surveys of ophthalmologists and the IOL industry regarding their experiences with fraud, waste, and abuse in the area of cataract surgery are ...