Advocacy Articles
Updates about legislative and regulatory issues impacting the field of sleep medicine
On Sept. 9, the Make America Healthy Again Commission released the “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy,” a plan designed to tackle the growing crisis of childhood chronic disease in the United States. About the strategy The Commission, established to investigate and address [...]
On July 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that the extreme and uncontrollable circumstances (EUC) policy will apply to Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians affected by the recent Texas weather emergencies. Performance categories for those clinicians will [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine sent a letter to the members of the Make America Healthy Again Commission to provide feedback on sleep-related issues addressed in “The MAHA Report: Make our Children Healthy Again Assessment,” which was released by the commission in [...]
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: Make 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 [...]