Advocacy Articles
Updates about legislative and regulatory issues impacting the field of sleep medicine
AASM and AAST Send Open Letter to State Respiratory Care Society Presidents
Letter to the presidents of the state respiratory care societies.
Current Payment Formula Requires Cuts in Physician Payments
No legislative change will require a 21% reduction in physician payments in 2010.
OIG Receives Boost in Federal Fraud and Abuse Funding and Actions
"Program integrity" initiatives to increase oversight and eliminate fraud and errors in federal programs, including Medicare and Medicaid
Administration to Address Health System Reform
The big news story for the year for health care professionals and the health care industry will be health system reform.
D.C. Mayor Signs PSG Practice Act
On Tuesday, May 5, Washington, D.C. Mayor Fenty signed bill 18-33, The Practice of Polysomnography Amendment Act of 2009.
Legislation in Maryland Postpones Deadline for PSG Licensure
SB 433 postpones the deadline for sleep technologists to obtain a license to perform polysomnography from October 1, 2009, to October 1, 2011.
FTC Implements Red Flag Rule Affecting Physicians
FTC Red Flag Rule
New LCD Policy Issued by Trailblazer
New Local Coverage Determination for Part B Carriers
HHS Launches Health Reform Site and Forum
A new Web site dedicated to health care reform
New AARC Correspondence Addresses Polysomnography
The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) sent an e-mail stating their "profession is under attack."