The Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) concluded recently, and one topic on the agenda was the Mental Health Parity Act.

The 2009 Physician Fee Schedule: Final Rule with Comment Period from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

The AASM introduces a new webinar for members of the sleep medicine field who use actigraphy in daily practice, or want to learn more.

CIGNA Government Services announced the launch of a new video information series called "Medicare Minutes."

CIGNA Medical, Philadelphia, has released its Medical Coverage Policy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosis and Treatment Services.

The Case-Based Webinars employ the problem-based learning method.

The Critical Topics Forum is intended to address recent findings published in other areas of medicine/science that relate to sleep and to encourage debate and exploration of these topics.

The 2009 Physician Fee Schedule: Final Rule with Comment Period from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is currently on display in advance of its publication in the November 19, 2008, edition of the Federal Register.

Join Bruce Blehart, JD, for Medicare Fraud and Abuse: Polysomnography and the OIG on Monday, November 10, 2008, at 12:00 p.m. CT.

AASM Comprehensive Academic Sleep Programs of Distinction recognizes academic sleep programs that have demonstrated excellence though compliance with rigorous standards in the areas of clinical service, educational mission and research accomplishments.

The study is the first to show a specific neurochemical difference in the brains of adults with primary insomnia.

Put your patients at ease by providing them with the information that they need to know about sleep and sleep disorders through these convenient, easy-to-read educational brochures.

The AASM summarizes the McCan and Obama health care plans according to 16 categories.

Attend Interpreting Sleep Studies: November 7 - 9, 2008, in Mesa, Airz.

Fred Turek, PhD, of the Department of Neurobiology and Physiology at Northwestern University will lead a new webinar The Role of the Circadian Cycle in Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction, the third in the Sleep Research Society's Basics of Sleep series.

CMS has revised the language in its National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) (240.4).

The "Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act," which was incorporated into H.R. 1424, the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act," was signed into law by the President on October 3, 2008.

Palmetto, the Medicare Carrier for California, Nevada, and Hawaii, recently published its draft Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for "Polysomnography and Sleep Studies for Testing Sleep and Respiratory Disorders."

This study is the first to analyze both hormonal and autonomic responses in metastatic breast cancer patients suffering from insomnia.

This study is the first to explore the dietary habits of people suffering from severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disordered breathing (SDB) condition.

Cahaba, the Medicare Carrier for Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, has issued its first Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Home Sleep Testing (HST).

This slide set was designed to serve as the foundation for a teaching curriculum on recognizing and treating sleep apnea.

According to Wisconsin Physician Services, there is an increase in physician identity theft. There have been reports of individuals using stolen physician identities to establish provider numbers and bill Medicare fraudulently.

Sleep Technologist Appreciation Week 2008, October 6 to 12, recognizes the valuable contributions of the allied health-care professionals who assist in the evaluation and follow-up care of patients with sleep disorders.

Share your commitment to advance the fields of sleep medicine and sleep research by participating in the 2009 AASM Member-Get-A-Member Campaign.