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cord-032067-eemlg0px	Masket, Samuel	Same Day Bilateral Cataract Surgery—Who Benefits?	2020-09-18		.txt	text/plain	1540	86	45	1 The proponents of SDBCS indicate that given current surgical techniques, use of prophylactic intracameral antibiotics and undergoing second eye surgery with a new sterile prep and drape, a new fully sterilized instrument set, and separate batches of disposable products from disparate lots should reduce risks to infinitesimally small numbers; they also indicate that the world's literature has but few cases of bilateral infection after surgery. Although third-party reimbursement strategies vary across countries and healthcare delivery systems, in the United States, physicians and surgery centers are reimbursed just 50% for second eye surgery performed on the same calendar day under traditional fee-for-service Medicare; this creates a significant financial disincentive for SDBCS. At present, at least with regard to surgery in the United States under traditional Medicare, it appears as though the surgeon is financially compromised and the patient put at greater risk, whereas the third-party payer is the ultimate beneficiary of SDBCS.	./cache/cord-032067-eemlg0px.txt	./txt/cord-032067-eemlg0px.txt