Recently the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fee schedule for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS). suppliers previously unaffected by competitive bidding will see a significant cut to payment for certain equipment, including CPAP.
Last week the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate teamed together to delay both the Medical Device Tax - a 2.3% tax on certain medical devices - and the Cadillac Tax, a tax on high-end health insurance plans. President Obama signed the bipartisan legislation, stalling the implementation of both taxes by two years.
On Dec. 10, the AASM urged members to contact your lawmakers to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, a bill guaranteeing health care for 9/11 first responders. The Zadroga Act, attached to Congress’ new $1.1 trillion dollar spending bill, passed in bipartisan fashion and was promptly signed by President Obama last Friday.
As another year draws to a close, I want to thank you for your continued support as an American Academy of Sleep Medicine member. While vital for the AASM, your membership also helps unite and strengthen the entire sleep medicine community.
Consumer sleep technologies – including mobile device apps and wearable devices - have the potential to both improve and impair collective and individual sleep health, according to a review published in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
This week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2016–2020: Turning Discovery Into Health, which outlines how the agency will capitalize on new opportunities for scientific exploration and address new challenges for human health.
More than 200 telehealth-related bills were introduced in 42 state legislatures in 2015, according to a new report from the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the following individuals who received a Focused Projects Award of up to $20,000 each from the American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF).
On Dec. 10 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted 2014 quality data on the Physician Compare website. AASM members are encouraged to review this information to be aware of the quality data patients are now able to access.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is asking all Oklahoma members to submit comments to a recent proposal from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) that will severely limit Oklahomans from receiving therapeutic sleep care.