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title: The device reimbursement gap in sleep medicine | Resmed Sleep Institute
description: In sleep medicine, therapies can be FDA-cleared, clinically validated and fully coded, yet remain out of reach for patients due to fragmented and inconsistent payer policies.
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# [The device reimbursement gap in sleep medicine | Resmed Sleep Institute ](https://www.resmedsleepinstitute.com/insights/device-reimbursement-gap-sleep-medicine)

 Written by [Matt Uhles & Jonathan Charleswort](https://www.resmedsleepinstitute.com/insights/author/matt-uhles-jonathan-charleswort) | May 18, 2026 2:30:00 AM

What happens when a therapy meets every regulatory requirement, but still isn’t covered? In sleep medicine, this is no longer an exception. It is a pattern. Devices can be FDA-cleared, clinically validated and fully coded, yet remain out of reach for patients due to fragmented and inconsistent payer policies.

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