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Advocacy Update: The Traumatic Brain Injury Act
The TBI Act provides much-needed support for persons with brain injury and it is up for reauthorization in 2024.
Policy Corner: February 5, 2024
Updates on federal and state brain injury policy through January 29, 2024.
Brain Injury Association of America Announces New Officers and Directors
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) announced the election of new directors and officers for the term beginning January 1, 2024. The new directors and officers were elected following the December 7, 2023 board meeting. “BIAA relies on the expertise, skills, and passionate commitment that our officers and directors have for the brain injury...
Michael S. Jaffee
Michael Jaffee is the Chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Florida and the Bob Paul Family Professor of Neurology where he is the founding Director of the Trauma, Concussion, & Sports Neuromedicine Program (TRACS) and has developed an innovative multidisciplinary clinic and a state of the art concussion research and educational...
Policy Corner: December 15, 2023
This week in brief: Congress Passes the National Defense Authorization Act; Mark Your Calendar for March Brain Injury Awareness Month Activities.
Policy Corner: December 8, 2023
This week in brief: Senator Expresses Concern Over House Proposal for Appropriation Bills; CMS Finalizes Physician Fee Schedule for 2024; Lawmakers Introduce Bills on Gun Violence; CDC Reports on National Concussion Surveillance System Pilot Project; CMS Reminds Providers that Medicare Covers Skilled Therapy Services to Maintain Function.
Policy Corner: December 1, 2023
This week in brief: Congress Passes Appropriations Bill and Send to President Biden for His Signature; CMS Sets New Rule Requiring Nursing Homes to Report Ownership; Lawmakers Recess for Thanksgiving.
Policy Corner: November 17, 2023
This week in brief: Congress Passes Appropriations Bill and Send to President Biden for His Signature; CMS Sets New Rule Requiring Nursing Homes to Report Ownership; Lawmakers Recess for Thanksgiving.
Policy Corner: November 13, 2023
This week in brief: Congress Facing Appropriations Deadline to Avoid Government Shutdown; President Proclaims November as National Family Caregivers Month; BIAA Supports HHS Rule to Protect People with Disabilities from Discrimination in Healthcare Decisions.
Policy Corner: September 22, 2023
This week in brief: Lawmakers Recognize September 18 as National Concussion Awareness Day; Committee Holds Hearing on Accessible Government Technology for People with Disabilities; Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Problems in Providing Home Health Care; House Recesses Without Passing a Measure to Fund Federal Government.
Policy Corner: September 15, 2023
This week in brief: Clock Ticks While Congress Fails to Agree on How to Fund Federal Government; Senator Introduces Bill to Expand Health Care Access to Every Child; CMS Proposes Rule for Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Caregiver Assessment.
Public Policy and Advocacy Update
The federal government has been introducing legislation throughout 2023 to address various issues relating to brain injury.