Signal Unattended home sleep tests among Medicare beneficiaries grew 632.6 percent in a decade

Summary

GWI's Sleep Initiative reports a sharp rise in home sleep testing within the US Medicare programme. Between 2011 and 2021, unattended home sleep tests among Medicare beneficiaries increased by 632.6%. The Initiative says the figure reflects two things at once, growing clinical acceptance of home testing and a deep change in how patients and providers approach diagnosis. It pairs the number with a market forecast for home sleep apnea testing to show that the shift is accelerating. Traditional barriers such as cost, access and the inconvenience of an overnight lab visit had left many treatable conditions undiagnosed. Home tests reviewed by trained clinicians are presented as a way to close that gap.