Advocacy Articles
Updates about legislative and regulatory issues impacting the field of sleep medicine
Delegates representing the AASM participated in last week’s annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates, which adopted a new policy declaring that sleep deprivation is a crisis. The meeting was held June 6 – 11 in Chicago. AASM delegates [...]
Sleep is foundational to health, and American children — particularly adolescents — face “a nationwide sleep crisis,” according to “The MAHA Report: Making Our Children Healthy Again,” an assessment released May 22 by President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Commission. The report aims [...]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a 2.8% cut to physician Medicare payments starting Jan. 1, 2025. This would be the fifth consecutive year of cuts, threatening access to health care for Medicare beneficiaries. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Jimmy [...]
Come see us at the FMX 2024, American Academy of Family Physician’s premier event for Family Medicine from September 24–28, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ The AASM is exhibiting at The Xchange, Booth1951 to highlight Sleep Is Good Medicine, a national campaign developed for [...]
Come see us at the National Medical Association’s (NMA) annual convention and scientific assembly. We will have two tables on the 3rd Floor of the New York Hilton Midtown. The AASM Foundation will be promoting our programs and meeting with attendees at Table 19. [...]
As a result of advocacy by the AASM, a sleep technologist licensure bill (HB 334) unanimously passed both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly and was signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on April 22. The law makes the AASM’s Accredited Sleep [...]
On April 10, AASM members converged on Capitol Hill for the largest Hill Day ever held by the AASM. More than 30 AASM members advocated for sleep-related legislative priorities by meeting with staff from 45 congressional offices. Participating members represented the Advocacy Committee, AASM [...]
Come see us at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo. We will have two booths at the Expo! The AASM Foundation will be promoting our programs and meeting with public health professionals at Booth 424. The AASM is exhibiting at [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) continues to work to advocate for changes to Medicare physician payment through an ongoing collaboration with the American Medical Association (AMA) and by launching independent efforts to highlight the specific challenges to sleep medicine professionals. While the [...]
Without a sufficient number of dual members in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the American Medical Association (AMA), the AASM will lose the ability to participate in three key AMA-convened groups that impact policy and legislation, maintenance of the CPT code [...]