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
Represent the sleep specialty within the AMA
The AASM is up for a five-year review of its representation in the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates. Participation [...]
AASM advocates for patients affected by Philips PAP recall
The AASM and several medical societies and patient advocacy organizations submitted a letter on June 22 to the durable medical [...]
Sleep is essential to health: New position statement
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine board of directors has developed a new position statement declaring that sleep is a [...]