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
Lawsuit challenges CMS’s WISeR prior authorization model
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a nonprofit focused on digital privacy and civil liberties, has filed a lawsuit against [...]
CMS publishes proposed rule to streamline prior authorization and advance interoperability
On April 14, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule aimed at modernizing [...]
Advancing Quality: 2026 CMS Conference Highlights
AASM staff attended the 2026 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Conference, #QualCon26, on March 16–17. The [...]