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<br /> Volume 51 July 2012 No. 1<br /> Supreme Court upholds<br /> most of health reform law,<br /> AOA-backed provisions<br /> anticipated to advance<br /> I<br /> n an historic ruling issued<br /> the morning of June 28,<br /> the U.S. Supreme Court<br /> largely dismissed challenges<br /> to the constitutionality of<br /> major provisions of the<br /> Affordable Care Act (ACA).<br /> While upholding the require-<br /> ment that individuals pur-<br /> chase health insurance and<br /> shape state-based health<br /> insurance exchanges and<br /> implement further provisions<br /> of the sweeping new law,<br /> including the AOA-backed<br /> Harkin Amendment,<br /> Stabenow Amendment, and<br /> pediatric vision care essenti<a title="July2012 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=1"> Volume 51 </a> <a title="July2012 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=2"> Allergan and Optometry Proud to Be a Part o</a> <a title="July2012 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=3"> Survey of DC insiders places AOA on lobbying's to</a> <a title="July2012 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=4"> 243 N. 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Upward. www.ExcelOD.com</a> <a title="July2012 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=7"> Big question at Optometry's Meeting®: Who accredi</a> <a title="July2012 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=8"> Ellis calls on vision plans to halt anti-optometr</a> <a title="July2012 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=9"> EYE ON WASHINGTON AOA's concerns heard Hydrocod</a> <a title="July2012 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=10"> AOA affiliates honor ODs making great impact Ji</a> <a title="July2012 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=11"> ODs of the Year, from previous page uating fr</a> <a title="July2012 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=12"> Affiliates give high honors to Young ODs of the Y</a> <a title="July2012 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=13"> Young ODs, from previous page </a> <a title="July2012 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=14"> Risks continue as board certification case goes t</a> <a title="July2012 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=15"> Kentucky bans vision plan `fee capping' for non-c</a> <a title="July2012 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=16"> Hopping calls for unity during time of change T</a> <a title="July2012 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=17"> For optometrists, by optometrists. I n a</a> <a title="July2012 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=18"> AFFILIATE FOCUS `KanLovKids' state program give</a> <a title="July2012 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=19"> KanLovKids, from previous page HEHP gran</a> <a title="July2012 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=20"> The A osters an environment of innovation</a> <a title="July2012 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=21"> AMA commits to renewed attacks on Harkin patient </a> <a title="July2012 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=22"> Developmental vision pioneerReport adverse events</a> <a title="July2012 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=23"> It's in the mail! The AOA and ASCO invited more t</a> <a title="July2012 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=24"> </a> <a title="July2012 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=25"> SCO program aims to increase minority interest in</a> <a title="July2012 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=26"> OPTOMETRY CARES® House honors Keefer's work for</a> <a title="July2012 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=27"> </a> <a title="July2012 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=28"> </a> <a title="July2012 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=29"> EyeLearnTM course spotlight SUN Part 1-Protect</a> <a title="July2012 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=30"> 3-D symposium offers real-world applications for </a> <a title="July2012 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=31"> Finding the perfect fit just got easier. </a> <a title="July2012 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=32"> MEDICAL RECORDS & CODING `Ask the Codeheads' Imp</a> <a title="July2012 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=33"> EYE ON TECHNOLOGY Health care portals: A patien</a> <a title="July2012 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=34"> </a> <a title="July2012 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=35"> PRACTICE STRATEGIES </a> <a title="July2012 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=36"> PARAOPTOMETRIC PARTNERS AOA Paraoptometric Sect</a> <a title="July2012 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/03facbe8?page=37"> SPOTLIGHT ON AOA MEMBERS N.M. 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