After consulting with public health officials, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar signed a renewal of determination, effective July 25, that extends the current COVID-19 public health emergency by up to 90 days. The public health emergency determination [...]
DARIEN, IL — The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the AASM Foundation are offering relief funding through new programs created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds are now available from the AASM for state and regional sleep societies and from the AASM [...]
UPDATE (Jan. 21, 2021): The AASM is announcing another call for applications for the COVID-19 Relief Fund. State and regional sleep societies can apply by March 7, 2021, to receive up to $10,000. Previous relief fund recipients can apply for additional funding in this [...]
Dear AASM members: As president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), I have the privilege of connecting throughout the year with members who have questions about the AASM and our initiatives. It will come as no surprise that these inquiries have focused [...]
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, the AASM hosted the free webinar, COVID-19 Health Policy and Legislative Update, presented by David Introcaso, PhD, vice president of regulatory policy for the health care consulting firm Strategic Health Care. He provided an overview of the numerous COVID-19-related [...]
The medical specialty certification boards are relaxing their maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements and allowing more flexibility in recognition of the demands that are being placed on physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. A March statement issued by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) [...]
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 [...]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on March 30 that it has released an interim final rule summarizing revisions to CMS processes allowing for increased flexibility in providing safe and effective care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sweeping, temporary changes were [...]
On Monday, March 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid announced relief for clinicians, providers and facilities participating in Medicare quality reporting programs, as health care professionals battle COVID-19. This relief will include granting exceptions and extensions for upcoming reporting requirements and data submission [...]
Many private payers have shared announcements regarding coverage of testing and treatment for COVID-19. Some policies include: Waiving co-pays for COVID-19 testing Expanding scope of contracted lab partners to support access to testing Confirming that prior authorization and/or referrals will not be required for [...]
