By all accounts, 2020 was a tough year. The field of sleep medicine experienced numerous challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lost beloved colleagues such as AASM Founding President William C. Dement, MD; AASM Past President Mark Mahowald, MD; and renowned RLS scientist [...]

The 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule also contained two interim final rules with public comment addressing payment for virtual check-in services and coding and payment for personal protective equipment. The AASM submitted a comment letter to CMS in response to these rules [...]

On Dec. 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule citing potential reductions in provider and patient burden by improving prior authorization processes and increasing patient access to electronic health information. You can review the proposed rule and the CMS proposed [...]

On Dec. 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule citing potential reductions in provider and patient burden by improving prior authorization processes and increasing patient access to electronic health information.  The rule includes five sets of proposals for [...]

The “Transparency in Coverage” final rule was posted on Oct. 29 and published in the Federal Register on Nov. 12 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor, and the Department of Treasury in response to President Trump’s price [...]