Following three public stakeholder meetings, the Colorado Dental Board met on May 4 to discuss a draft set of rules addressing the dentist’s role in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The draft rules and all submitted comments have been passed along to the Colorado Medical Board for discussion at its May 18 meeting.

On Thursday House Republicans passed their bill, the American Health Care Act, to repeal and replace key parts of the Affordable Care Act by a vote of 217-213, capping weeks of negotiations.

Emory Healthcare is addressing the problem of post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans through its Veterans Program, according to a press release from the Wounded Warrior Project. The Veterans Program, which is part of the Warrior Care Network, connects veterans with its sleep program and focuses on two areas of concern: obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), which can cause problems simultaneously.

On Friday President Trump signed a bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill that includes a $2 billion funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

House Republicans and the White House have finalized a new draft amendment for the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which Republican leaders hope could revitalize the AHCA.

The AASM has signed on in support of a recommendation by the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research to increase federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Following its third stakeholder meeting on April 17, the Colorado Dental Board’s Sleep Apnea Committee released a revised draft of proposed rules on the dentist’s role in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

This week, President Trump signed legislation (S 544) that temporarily extends the Veterans Affairs' (VA) Choice Program, which was implemented under a VA reform bill (HR 3230) signed into law in August 2014 following a scandal involving long wait times for veterans seeking health care and subsequent cover-up efforts.

The Colorado Dental Board's Sleep Apnea Committee has developed a DRAFT set of rules addressing the dentist’s role in the management of sleep apnea.

According to the 2017 Long-Term Budget Outlook released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), annual federal budget deficits are on track to more than triple over the next 30 years, largely because of increased spending on Medicare and Social Security.