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
Why we must reform the Medicare physician payment system
Over the years, sleep medicine physicians have seen continuous reductions in reimbursements, not only because of decreases in physician work [...]
Why we need the Recovery Plan for America’s physicians
Physicians will always prioritize patient needs, even when that means placing themselves at risk, as was the case during the [...]
New law supports US semiconductor manufacturing
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine applauds Congress for swiftly passing the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which was [...]