Advocacy Articles
Updates about legislative and regulatory issues impacting the field of sleep medicine
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. [...]
The AASM Political Action Committee (PAC) is proud to introduce PAC Perks, a new donor recognition program that makes it easier than ever for members to get involved in advocacy and strengthen our collective voice on Capitol Hill. What is PAC Perks? PAC [...]
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the AASM has submitted a letter to congressional leaders outlining the disruption caused by the recent expiration of telehealth flexibilities. The letter includes recommendations to reinstate these flexibilities and enact retroactive reimbursement for these services. Key requests [...]
In anticipation of possible congressional action, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has instructed Medicare administrative contractors to limit the Medicare claims hold for services provided on or after Oct. 1, 2025, that are impacted by expired Medicare legislative payment provisions. This [...]
On Sept. 9, the Make America Healthy Again Commission released the “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy,” a plan designed to tackle the growing crisis of childhood chronic disease in the United States. About the strategy The Commission, established to investigate and address [...]
On July 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that the extreme and uncontrollable circumstances (EUC) policy will apply to Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians affected by the recent Texas weather emergencies. Performance categories for those clinicians will [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine sent a letter to the members of the Make America Healthy Again Commission to provide feedback on sleep-related issues addressed in “The MAHA Report: Make our Children Healthy Again Assessment,” which was released by the commission in [...]
Delegates representing the AASM participated in last week’s annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates, which adopted a new policy declaring that sleep deprivation is a crisis. The meeting was held June 6 – 11 in Chicago. AASM delegates [...]