Advocacy Articles
Updates about legislative and regulatory issues impacting the field of sleep medicine
On June 23 the U.S. Senate confirmed Robert Wilkie as the new secretary of Veterans Affairs by an 86-9 majority vote. Wilkie, who has led the VA in an interim capacity since the firing of former Secretary David Shulkin, lacks the medical background of [...]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are requesting input from the public on how to address any undue regulatory impact and burden of the physician self-referral law (section 1877 of the Social Security Act), [...]
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released a stakeholder survey that is open to both current AMA members and non-members, including practicing and retired physicians, students and residents, health care executives, and non-physician providers. The survey, which takes approximately five minutes to complete, largely [...]
On May 18, President Donald Trump announced his latest nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. The President moved to promote Robert Wilkie from his current role as acting secretary—which he has held since the firing of former Secretary David Shulkin in late [...]
A ticket to the 2018 AASM PAC Social is the perfect addition to your SLEEP 2018 experience. Our hour-long reception is a can’t-miss event for the most dedicated professionals in the field. Share drinks, appetizers, stories, and tricks-of-the-trade with a group of sleep [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has begun a new nationwide initiative to defend the scope of practice of physicians and advanced care providers who manage patients with obstructive sleep apnea from encroachment by dentists and other practitioners, who are not trained or [...]
On Tuesday, April 17, AASM leaders held meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., at the offices of more than 30 U.S. Senators and Representatives — or 5% of the entire U.S. Congress! While that’s a phenomenal day’s work, we can - and [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a new guidance document for industry addressing safety concerns related to highly concentrated caffeine in dietary supplements. According to the FDA, products consisting of or containing only pure or highly concentrated caffeine continue to present a [...]
The AASM is headed to Washington, D.C., for our biggest, most well-represented advocacy trip in years. To make our biggest impact, we need your help today! In a political climate that becomes more chaotic and noisy by the minute, the sleep field requires your [...]
On March 28, President Donald Trump fired Dr. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), with the intent to nominate Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, MD, as his replacement. In the interim, Robert Wilkie, U.S. Department of Defense under secretary of defense for personnel and [...]