Illegal loggers at the frontier of the Peruvian and Brazilian border have mistakenly cut down what experts claim is the world's oldest tree after allegedly not noticing they were logging deeply in Matses Indigenous Reserve, an area were logging is illegal, infuriating local conservation organizations and native indigenous communities.
When benefits allow, Kaiser Permanente will reimburse assistant surgeon charges when the procedure. code is eligible for assistant surgeon reimbursement per Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (CMS) guidelines. Eligible services w hen billed with modifier 80, 81, or 82 will be reimbursed at 16% of. the allowable and when billed with modifier AS will be reimbursed at 13.6% of the allowable.
Medicare Part B can also pay for eyeglasses or contact lenses following cataract surgery in which a new lens is implanted in the eye. Also, a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan can cover eye drops or other eye medications if prescribed by a physician. Medicare does not pay for visits to or care provided by an optometrist or optician, nor for eye glasses or contact lenses (except following cataract surgery, as described above).