Advocacy Articles
Updates about legislative and regulatory issues impacting the field of sleep medicine
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 [...]
On Friday, May 12, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law bipartisan legislation (HB 733) that requires the instructional school day to begin no earlier than 8 a.m. for middle schools and 8:30 a.m. for high schools in the state beginning in 2026. Florida [...]
DARIEN, IL - The American Academy of Sleep Medicine continues to oppose the Sunshine Protection Act, which Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has reintroduced in the Senate. Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida also has introduced a companion bill in the House of Representatives. The [...]
Before adjourning for the holidays, the United States Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which was signed into law by President Biden shortly after. The sprawling piece of legislation, known as an omnibus, contains a number of health care related provisions, including [...]
Since 2020, a global semiconductor chip shortage, coupled with supply chain issues, has impacted many industries, including medical devices that are vital to the health and safety of Americans. In the wake of the worldwide Philips recall of millions of breathing assistance devices, including [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine applauds the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates, which passed a resolution during its interim meeting on Nov. 14 supporting the establishment of permanent standard time across the United States. The resolution cites the health benefits of [...]
The AASM has signed on to a letter coordinated by the American Telemedicine Association urging the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to act to ensure millions of patients are able to continue to access medically necessary controlled substances via telemedicine until the promulgation [...]
As a part of the ongoing initiative to advocate for physician payment reform, the AASM has launched an online campaign to urge Congress to avert drastic reductions in physician payment in 2023. The AASM encourages you to send the campaign letter to your U.S. [...]
Over the years, sleep medicine physicians have seen continuous reductions in reimbursements, not only because of decreases in physician work due to advances in technology, but largely due to lower conversion factors, budget neutrality, and implementation of payment adjustment sequestration. Diverting the Medicare physician [...]
Physicians will always prioritize patient needs, even when that means placing themselves at risk, as was the case during the darkest days of the COVID-19 public health emergency. When the nation needed health care providers, you were there. One thing we ask in return [...]
