sleep apnea

Medicare and Private Insurers Raise Rates For Sleep Apnea Dentistry

Sleep therapy continues to receive scrutiny by regulators and payors. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have been monitoring patient outcomes and clinical yield for patients. There has been no formal ...

Trucking, Railroad Regulators Hearing at Sleep Apnea Listening Session May 12 Highlights

FMCSA and FRA announced three public listening sessions to be held on May 12, 17, and 25, 2016, to solicit information on the prevalence of moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among indiv...

Department Of Transportation Holds Meeting on OSA and Travel Safety

  Dr. Richard Klien DDS, Diplomat ASBA I was in Washington DC yesterday speaking about the deaths and accidents on American roads and railways related to drowsiness caused by OSA. I mentioned rec...

Reflection On Cardinals Legend Roy Green Entering Ring Of Honor

“I was bawling like a baby”, Roy Green said as he spoke of the moment he was first notified that the Arizona Cardinals would be inducting him in to the Ring of Honor. That is a respectable reaction co...

Miami Dolphins Coaching Legend Treated For Fluid Retention, Sleep Apnea

Miami Dolphins coaching legend Don Shula was hospitalized overnight May 3, 2016 after suffering from fluid retention and sleep apnea, according to his wife in a statement released by the team. It was ...

Call to Action from Congressman Marty Russo!

ASBA members, you need to be heard! This is a great opportunity to weigh in and make a difference. This is an email I received from Congressman Marty Russo. If you want Oral Appliance Therapy to have ...

UPDATE From Congressman Marty Russo! We Are So Blessed To Have Him With The ASBA

As an update, the DOT has announced three “public listening sessions” as shown below.  My strong recommendation is that you try to organize a presentation by someone at each of these- find several str...

ARIZONA CARDINALS JOIN ASBA, PHOENIX POLICE, AND PRO PLAYER HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR THE WORLDS LARGEST SLEEP APNEA AWARENESS EVENT

Pro Player Health Alliance is an organization dedicated to helping treat former NFL players who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea(OSA). As a result these superstar athletes then become more than jus...

Feds seek input for DOT Sleep Apnea Screening Guidelines

ASBA Members are participating in this effort to establish guidelines for sleep diagnosis and therapy that will provide a standard for DOT and providers of care throughout the United States. There has...