In the face of growing opposition among Republican Senators, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) late Monday announced that he will no longer move forward with the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the proposed bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Instead, McConnell said that GOP leaders plan to pursue a “repeal-and-delay” strategy.
Recently the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies released a draft Labor-HHS funding bill for fiscal year (FY) 2018 that would cut HHS funding by $542 million when compared with FY 2017, which would help offset a funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the following members for their recent achievements.
I am thrilled to announce that the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine received an Impact Factor of 3.429, according to the 2016 Journal Citation Reports®, and a 5-year Impact Factor of 4.067, the highest it has ever been.
A new study of pregnant women shows that restless legs syndrome (RLS) is common and is strongly associated with poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and poor daytime function, which are frequent complaints during pregnancy.
Following an unfavorable review by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Senate GOP leaders on Thursday issued a revised version of the Senate healthcare bill.
The US Department of Justice recently settled a False Claims Act case with eClinicalWorks (ECW) for misrepresenting its software’s capacity.
The Trump administration on Friday nominated Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The National Institutes of Health recently released a projection estimating that funding for sleep research will decrease by 22% to $254 million in fiscal year 2018, compared with the FY 2017 estimated (enacted) total of $327 million.
President Trump recently announced his intent to nominate Dr. Jerome Adams to be the next U.S. Surgeon General.