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
Medicare physician payment debate: What sleep physicians need to know, what the AASM is doing, and what you can do
Recent physician payment debate in Congress Over the past several years, physician payment has remained one of the most [...]
AASM submits comments on CMS interoperability and prior authorization proposed rule
On April 14, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for [...]
AASM Advances Sleep Medicine Policy at 2026 AMA Annual Meeting
AASM delegates represented the AASM at last week’s annual American Medical Association (AMA) meeting. Members participated in caucus meetings, [...]