Advocacy Articles
Updates about legislative and regulatory issues impacting the field of sleep medicine
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a nonprofit focused on digital privacy and civil liberties, has filed a lawsuit against CMS seeking greater transparency into the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model. Filed in federal court in California, the suit follows an unanswered [...]
On April 14, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule aimed at modernizing prior authorization processes and accelerating interoperability across the health care system. The proposal builds on CMS’s prior interoperability efforts and introduces significant new requirements, [...]
AASM staff attended the 2026 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Conference, #QualCon26, on March 16–17. The conference’s theme was “MAHA: Innovating Together for Better Health.” CMS Priority Themes CMS highlighted several priority areas during the conference, including: Preventive care Value-based [...]
On April 14, members of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine will gather in Washington, D.C., to participate in AASM Hill Day, an annual advocacy event that gives members the opportunity to engage directly with lawmakers and their staff on federal policies affecting [...]
On March 19, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed SB 314 (Sleep Disorders Education Amendments) into law, directing the Utah Division of Population Health within the Department of Health and Human Services to develop educational materials and perform public outreach on sleep health and [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently joined dozens of national health care organizations in a sign-on letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services urging continued flexibility in provider location reporting for telehealth and virtual-only clinicians. Current enrollment and billing requirements [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine continues to engage with Anthem (Elevance Health) regarding its recently announced policy affecting coverage and payment for services furnished by non-participating clinicians in non-emergent settings. Earlier this year, the AASM joined a multi-specialty coalition of national and [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has signed onto a national coalition letter urging the Office of Management and Budget and the Drug Enforcement Administration to act immediately to prevent a lapse in federal telemedicine flexibilities that millions of patients rely on to [...]
At its 2025 interim meeting, the AMA House of Delegates adopted a new policy, originally submitted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), on the clinical importance of sleepiness, as was outlined in the AASM’s recent position statement. This policy resolves that [...]
On Wednesday night, the House approved and the President signed H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026. This legislation ends the 43-day government shutdown, provides funding for federal agencies including CMS, and extends Medicare telehealth flexibilities through January 30, 2026. [...]