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Becker's Healthcare January 7, 2025
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill adding optometry to the physician pay scale as part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.
The American Optometric Association and the Association of Armed Forces and Federal Optometric Services have both long advocated for the reforms, according to a Jan. 6 press release.
The law also made sweeping changes to Department of Veterans Affairs policy, giving the department the latitude to offer increased pay awards, bonuses and annual evaluations.
“Including the over 1,000 optometrists within the physician pay administration system with passage of the Elizabeth Dole Act will support VA’s efforts to hire the most qualified providers...
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