|Articles|November 18, 2003

Academy calls for passage of Medicare bill

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) joins the American MedicalAssociation and other medical specialty groups calling on Congress to acton the Medicare reform/prescription drug bill. Members of the House andSenate conference committee came to agreement on the bill over the weekend.

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