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February 2023; 13 (1) Commentary

Fifteen Patients Who Can Be Helped by Medicare

Insurance Policy Changes in the Coverage of CPAP Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Karin Gardner Johnson, Marc Raphaelson
First published January 20, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200118
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vol. 13 no. 1 e200118
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200118
Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
2163-0402
Online ISSN: 
2163-0933
History: 
  • Received April 11, 2022
  • Accepted October 27, 2022
  • First Published January 20, 2023.
Copyright & Usage: 
© 2023 American Academy of Neurology

Author Disclosures

    1. Karin Gardner Johnson, MD and
    2. Marc Raphaelson, MD
  1. Karin Gardner Johnson, MD and
    2. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. None

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. None

    Editorial Boards:

    1. NONE

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. NONE

    Consultancies:

    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. Avadel

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. American Academy of Sleep medicine foundation

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  2. Marc Raphaelson, MD
    3. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. None

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. None

    Editorial Boards:

    1. Neurology Clinical Practice, manuscript reviewer, 2021-2022

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. Marc Raphaelson, MD, PA, Inc. This practice collects fees from governmental and commercial insurers. President, 12 years.

    Consultancies:

    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. Marc Raphaelson, MD, PA, Inc. This practice interprets sleep testing for several private medical practices but does not collect fees from governmental and commercial insurers, or for therapy. I do not see a benefit to the practice if these advisories are followed by other practices.

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. I have been an employee of the Veterans Affairs hospital in Martinsburg WV since April 1, 2016.

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. None

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  1. Department of Neurology-Baystate Medical Center (KGJ), University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine-Baystate, Springfield; Department of Healthcare Delivery and Population Science (KGJ), University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine–Baystate, Springfield; and Department of Medicine (MR), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV.
  1. Correspondence
    Dr. Johnson karin.johnson{at}baystatehealth.org
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