Advocacy
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) advocates on legislative and regulatory issues impacting the sleep medicine subspecialty. The AASM works directly with members of Congress, state legislators, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other state and federal agencies on issues of importance to the sleep medicine field.
Advocacy News
Anthem response on new policy regarding use of nonparticipating care providers
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine continues to engage with Anthem (Elevance Health) regarding its recently announced policy affecting [...]
AASM joins coalition to protect patient access to telemedicine
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has signed onto a national coalition letter urging the Office of Management and [...]
AMA adopts new AASM-driven policy on clinical importance of sleepiness
At its 2025 interim meeting, the AMA House of Delegates adopted a new policy, originally submitted by the American [...]