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The AASM and SRS applaud H.Res. 1103 supporting Student Sleep Health Week, honoring Dr. Dement

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society applaud Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congressman Rodney Davis for introducing House Resolution 1103 showing support for National Student Sleep Health Week. Now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than ever, it is critical that [...]

2020-09-18T10:51:13-05:00September 14th, 2020|Advocacy|

AASM advocates for HHS to protect planned office visit payment increases

The AASM joined the American Medical Association (AMA) and numerous other specialty societies in signing on to a July 1 letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advocating for planned office visit payment increases. The AASM signed on to the letter [...]

2020-07-17T22:54:44-05:00July 17th, 2020|Advocacy, Clinical Resources|

AASM supports AMA advocacy for COVID-19 financial relief for providers

During the crisis caused by the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, sleep clinicians and sleep facilities have felt the financial strain as they have had to postpone services to help slow the spread of COVID-19. That is why the AASM has supported the efforts of the [...]

2021-01-18T18:26:58-06:00April 17th, 2020|Advocacy, COVID-19|

AASM advocates for CMS waiver for in-person PAP follow-up

Today the American Academy of Sleep Medicine submitted a request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, urging CMS to issue a Section 1135 waiver of the positive airway pressure (PAP) requirements for in-person clinical re-evaluation. A waiver is necessary to help reduce [...]

2021-01-05T14:53:02-06:00March 17th, 2020|Advocacy, Featured, Patient Information|

Proposed FAA study and federal legislation address aircraft noise and sleep

A new information collection proposal by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and a bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, address the problem of sleep disruption caused by aircraft noise in communities near airports. Numerous studies suggest that aircraft noise can be [...]

2019-12-06T00:14:20-06:00December 6th, 2019|Advocacy|

Department of Energy proposes data collection on household CPAP use

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) within the Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a notice and request for comments describing its intent to reinstate the Residential Energy Consumption Survey. The federal agency is proposing to update the survey with changes including the addition [...]

2019-11-22T21:58:40-06:00November 22nd, 2019|Advocacy|

AASM announces 2020 High School Video Contest

Please share the following information with your teenage patients and encourage them to enter the 2020 AASM High School Video Contest! The American Academy of Sleep Medicine invites U.S. high school students to enter the 2020 AASM High School Video Contest, which is focused [...]

2020-01-17T17:53:53-06:00November 19th, 2019|Advocacy, Featured|

AASM increases advocacy to reduce burden of prior authorization

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) recognizes the increasing administrative burden and costs associated with prior authorization, for both individual and facility members. In order to address these concerns, the AASM is increasing advocacy efforts to reduce the harms and burdens associated with [...]

2019-10-11T18:32:37-05:00October 11th, 2019|Advocacy, Featured|

HHS proposes Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute reforms

This week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret the Physician Self-Referral Law (the “Stark Law”) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. According to an HHS press release, the Stark Law’s new [...]

2019-10-11T13:52:46-05:00October 11th, 2019|Advocacy, Featured|

ABIM to develop self-paced maintenance of certification option

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is going to develop a longitudinal assessment option for its maintenance of certification (MOC) program, according to an Aug. 20 letter to the internal medicine community from Chair Marianne Green, MD, and President and Chief Executive Officer [...]

2019-11-20T21:35:37-06:00August 22nd, 2019|Advocacy, Featured, Professional Development|

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