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Policy Corner: August 5, 2022
This Week in Brief: Senate Passes TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Bill; Senate Passes PACT Act; Lawmaker and Staff Are Killed in Car Crash; Congress Adjourns for August Recess.
Policy Corner: July 22, 2022
This Week in Brief: House Passes Six FY 2023 Spending Bills; House Committee Advances the Long COVID-19 Cognitive Research Act; DOT Releases Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights Act.
Policy Corner: June 17, 2022
This Week in Brief: BIAA Advocates for ABLE Age Adjustment Act; House Appropriators Begin Markups on Federal Spending Bills for Governmental Programs; CMS Extends Time for States to Spend Medicaid HCBS Funding Provided by the ARP.
Brain Injury in the News | June 15, 2022
Brain injury appears in the news every day in the top headlines. Learn how brain injury touches on all aspects of life. June 15, 2022
Policy Corner: June 10, 2022
This Week in Brief: House Passes Gun Safety Legislation; Senators Ask GAO to Study Problems with Individuals with Disabilities Accessing Health Care; Senator Calls for VA to Suspend Reassessment for Family Caregiver Program; Senator Casey Urges VA to Make the VA Website Accessible.
BIAA Awards Program
BIAA recognizes brain injury clinicians and researchers through the Sheldon Berrol M.D. Clinical Service and William Fields Caveness Awards.
Policy Corner: May 20, 2022
This Week in Brief: House Passes the TBI/PTSD First Responder Training Bill; House Passes Reauthorization of WIOA, Including Vocational Rehabilitation Programs; House Committee Advances Cognitive Research Act; House Energy and Commerce Committee Marks Up Six Health Bills; Senator Introduces Bill to Create Parity in Evaluation Process of Veterans Living with Brain Injury
Policy Corner: April 8, 2022
This Week in Brief: Senate Confirms New SCOTUS Justice; White House Issues Plan to Address Long COVID; Congress Adjourns for Spring Break
Policy Corner: March 18, 2022
This Week in Brief: Senate committee to hold hearing on home-based services, BIAA supports dental services for individuals with brain injury, and CBITF awareness briefing attracts large number of participants.
Policy Corner: March 11, 2022
This Week in Brief: Congress sends FY 2022 spending bill to the president, senators introduce legislation to help people living with long COVID, register now for the CBITF briefing next week, and BIAA releases legislative issue briefs.
Policy Corner: March 4, 2022
This Week in Brief: president delivers State of the Union Address, White House Calls for national COVID plan with a long COVID research agenda, BIAA expresses concerns regarding proposed rule for prior authorization for post-acute care for Medicare Advantage plans, ACL and CDC host Brain Injury Awareness Month webinars, CBITF hosts Awareness Day Briefing March 16: register now, and BIAA releases legislative issue briefs.
BIAA Expresses Support for Ukrainian Troops and Civilians
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) expresses support the Ukrainian people in this difficult moment as Russian military operations enter their country.