AZ, NE, TN see legislative changes

Three states—Arizona, Nebraska, and Tennessee—recently experienced changes in their scope-of-practice legislation.
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Report: U.S. health care costs significantly higher than other countries

According to a recent report from the International Federation of Health Plans, health care costs in the United States—including prescriptions, hospitalizations, and routine surgical procedures—often significantly outweigh costs in other countries.
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Lower your financial risk

This is a critical time for private practitioners. There is more competition from commercial retail chains, lower reimbursements from managed vision care (MVC) plans, confusion still lingers regarding the Affordable Care Act, and the economy is not back to pre-recession levels. The average OD chose the profession for the clinical aspects and to help patients, not to be a CEO.
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Promoting practice growth by investing in optical

I want to be clear: I believe optometrists are the front line when it comes to comprehensive eye care, and that includes diagnosing and treating pathology. I believe good instrumentation and clinical acumen are critical.However, I sometimes wonder why, in the rush to build the medical model, so many of my colleagues seemingly abandon the retail aspects of our profession.
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