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Updates about legislative and regulatory issues impacting the field of sleep medicine
On Friday, Oct. 21, AASM Director of Health Policy Jay French met with Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Illinois) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) to discuss sleep-related medical issues and concerns.
Multiple news outlets are reporting today that undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea may have played a role in the commuter train crash that occurred on Sept. 29, 2016, in Hoboken, N.J.
On Monday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released the 2017 – 2018 edition of its Most Wanted List, which includes “reduce fatigue-related accidents” as one of the top 10 priorities for safety improvements.
Over the last few months, I have had the proud honor to serve as the Vice Chairman for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Political Action Committee (AASM PAC).
In our final article in the 2016 Election Coverage, the AASM keeps our members up-to-date on the latest polls for the Presidency, and recent polls tracking nine U.S. Senate races of note and the expected make-up of the U.S. House of Representatives.
On Thursday, October 27, the Oklahoma State Legislature’s Public Health Committee will hold a hearing, during which it will discuss a study proposal addressing the cost of sleep studies and their impact on state health care expenditures.
As the leaves turn to fall colors, social media is being inundated with discussions about the November elections on a variety of issues.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced today that a semitractor-trailer driver’s fatigue contributed to a 2015 multi-vehicle crash near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which six people died and four were injured.
This edition of our AASM election news coverage will focus on the health care legislation the 114th Congress is expected to consider before the end of the year.
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