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• The most expensive political fight of 2014? How a fight over MICRA might affect every ophthalmologist in America
  

  What do you get when you pit doctors against trial lawyers in a high-stakes political death match in the most expensive state in America? A race that’s likely to be the most expensive contest of the year. The two big-spending special interests are set on a collision course after a group backed in part by […]

• A Message From Your Chair of the Board, Tamara R. Fountain, MD : Change Is in the Air
  

  April 15th is around the corner. Like all of you, I am gathering receipts, calculating capital gains, and resigning myself to Ben Franklin’s astute and timeless 1789 observation, “…[I]n this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” At the risk of offending one of our Founding Fathers, to this short list […]

• Highlights from the ASCRS and ASOA Winter Update 2014 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
  

  OMIC was happy to support the 2014 ASCRS/ASOA Winter Update. If you missed the meeting, visit the Video Reporter website for a collection of filmed interviews from Puerto Rico. See Videos at EyeWorld Replay “What’s New in Technology” discussing techniques, procedures and updates in endothelial keratoplasty, the femtosecond laser, microinvasive glaucoma surgery, and more. “Managing complex cataracts” […]

• The Facts Behind Choosing A Limit of Liability for Ophthalmologists
  

  The most common limit of liability, $1,000,000 per claim/$3,000,000 annual aggregate, is carried by more than 61% of OMIC’s insured ophthalmologists. Nearly 30% carry limits of $2,000,000/$4,000,000 or higher, and approximately 9% carry limits of $500,000/$1,500,000 or less.  However, limit preferences vary geographically and by subspecialty.  Physicians in states with patient compensation funds often carry […]