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Updates about legislative and regulatory issues impacting the field of sleep medicine
Given that this is an election year, connections with legislators is especially important to advance the Seniors Sleep Campaign. Contributions will help millions of seniors receive a sleep apnea screening and obtain treatment for their illness.
A representative will be on hand at the AASM PAC booth at SLEEP 2014 to answer your questions about its mission and to educate members about federal initiatives such as the Stark Law exception and Seniors Sleep Campaign.
A recent report released by the Obama administration offers more detailed demographic information on who enrolled into the exchange market. According to the report, of the 3.8 million people who enrolled through the federal exchange at HealthCare.gov, voluntarily disclosed information on their age, race and gender
A representative will be on hand at the AASM PAC booth at SLEEP 2014 to answer your questions about its mission and to educate members about federal initiatives such as the Stark Law exception and Seniors Sleep Campaign.
The cost of repealing Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula is now about $8 billion more than the agency estimated a few months ago, according to an estimate released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
The AASM and the SRS recently conducted a successful congressional briefing that was attended by numerous legislative staffers and co-hosted by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA).
The AASM is pleased to announce David C. Kuhlmann, MD as the first AASM Political Action Committee (AASM PAC) Chair. In his new position, Dr. Kuhlmann will play an important role in advancing the AASM PAC’s mission to raise awareness of sleep medicine and sleep illnesses at a governmental level, advocate for fair reimbursement payment and secure future government funding opportunities for sleep research.
The President signed legislation (HR 4302) which delays the scheduled 24 percent cut to Medicare physician reimbursement rates for 12 months. The short-term patch, which has an estimated cost of $21 billion, is the 17th patch passed by Congress.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced that he and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) have agreed on a proposal (H.R. 4302) to delay the scheduled 24 percent cut to Medicare physician reimbursements for twelve months.
The AASM has assembled a series of online resources to help members navigate the state exchange system and other key provisions in the Affordable Care Act.