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Medicare Cuts and Laser Surgery
Medicare is reducing payments for cataract surgery, prompting eye doctors to offer more expensive laser procedures. The shift aims to improve patient outcomes but may increase costs.
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KFF Health News
More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when a scalpel would do.
2026-08-19 09:00 UTC