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DARIEN, IL — New research among older adults with sleep apnea reveals that verbal memory performance is significantly worse in women — but not in men — who also have insomnia. Results show that older adults with comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea — [...]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized the 2026 Quality Payment Program final rule on Nov. 5, 2025, introducing updates to the quality, cost, improvement activities, and Merit-based Incentive Payment System value pathways (MVP) categories. This rule also includes details on future [...]
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates Bairitone Health and Noctrix Health, whose innovations were selected as the people’s choice winners of the first AASM Sleep Medicine Disruptors Innovation Award. The votes were cast by attendees of Sleep Medicine Disruptors 2025, [...]
On Wednesday night, the House approved and the President signed H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026. This legislation ends the 43-day government shutdown, provides funding for federal agencies including CMS, and extends Medicare telehealth flexibilities through January 30, 2026. [...]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued the calendar year 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule, outlining policy and payment changes that will take effect Jan. 1, 2026. The physician fee schedule governs payment for physician and other health professional [...]
DARIEN, IL – A new clinical practice guideline is the first from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to provide recommendations for the management of obstructive sleep apnea in medically hospitalized adults. Available online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical [...]
DARIEN, IL – A new clinical practice guideline developed by a task force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides updated recommendations for the treatment of central sleep apnea. Available online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, [...]
The AASM invites qualified members to nominate themselves or encourage others to be considered for seats that will open in 2026 on the AASM Board of Directors or Leadership Development Committee. To qualify for service, nominees must be a voting AASM member in [...]
DARIEN, IL – Eight finalists will compete in November for the first Sleep Medicine Disruptors Innovation Award from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The award competition is part of Sleep Medicine Disruptors 2025, which will be held in person in Austin, Texas, and [...]
DARIEN, IL — Despite evidence that seasonal time changes lead to increased health and safety risks, Americans will once again partake in the biannual occurrence on Sunday, Nov. 2, “falling back” to standard time. The Coalition for Permanent Standard Time, along with its [...]