On Jan. 18, 2024, the United States Congress passed a bill to avert a government shutdown, which was sent to President Biden’s desk for signature. This continuing resolution is essentially a stopgap to avoid the shutdown, but it does nothing to address physician payment [...]
CMS updated the 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule conversion factor, effective March 9. Learn more. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the 2024 physician fee schedule final rule in November. An analysis of the rule, including key highlights specific to [...]
On Thursday, Nov. 16, members of the AASM Coding & Compliance Committee and Advocacy Committee joined AASM staff in traveling to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to advocate for physician payment reform during the AASM’s health policy Hill Day. The primary topics of discussion [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) continues to work to advocate for changes to Medicare physician payment through an ongoing collaboration with the American Medical Association (AMA) and by launching independent efforts to highlight the specific challenges to sleep medicine professionals. While the [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has launched the “Act on Actigraphy” campaign highlighting the importance of actigraphy testing for sleep disorders and urging payers to reimburse health care professionals for this evidence-based medical service. Many payers still list actigraphy as “experimental” or do [...]
On Thursday, July 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) filed the 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule and Quality Payment Program proposed rule, which includes potential revisions to payment policies under the physician fee schedule, Quality Payment Program and other Part B [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is teaming up with the California Sleep Society to continue advocating for a change to Blue Shield of California’s current positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy reimbursement policy. The payer recently updated its Medical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea [...]
DARIEN, IL - The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has launched the “Act on Actigraphy” campaign highlighting the importance of actigraphy testing for sleep disorders and urging payers to reimburse health care professionals for this evidence-based medical service, which is an essential tool for [...]
The AASM urges physician members to participate in a national study being conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA), and supported by 173 health care organizations including the AASM, to collect representative data on physician practice expenses. The aim of the Physician Practice Information [...]
The AASM joins the American Medical Association (AMA) in strongly supporting the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2474), a bipartisan measure now pending in the 118th Congress, which would provide the crucial link between the Medicare physician payment schedule and the [...]