Medicare Program; Calendar Year 2005 Review of the Appropriateness of Payment Amounts for New Technology Intraocular Lenses (NTIOLs) Furnished by Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs)

Résumé

In this notice with public comment period, we announce the requests we have received from entities seeking review of the appropriateness of the Medicare payment amount for new technology lenses furnished by ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). Interested parties submitted these requests for review in response to our May 27, 2005 Federal Register notice entitled "Medicare Program; Calendar Year 2005 Review of the Appropriateness of Payment Amounts for New Technology Intraocular Lenses (NTIOLs) Furnished by Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs)." We received one timely application for review by the June 27, 2005 due date listed in that Federal Register notice. In this notice with comment period, we summarize the timely application received and solicit public comments on the one intraocular lens (IOL) under review.