Archive | February, 2008
2008 Brain Injury Awareness Day Schedule of Events
Brain Injury Awareness Fair 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. First Floor Foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building Congressional Briefing on “Traumatic Brain Injury and Community Needs” 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 1116 Longworth House Office Building Congressional Reception Celebrating Brain Injury Awareness Day 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 2105 Rayburn House Office Building Please RSVP by Monday, March 3, 2008, to Hope Mandel [...]
Continue reading...Brain Injury Awareness Month Fair On Capitol Hill
28. February 2008
The Congressional Brain Injury Task Force is hosting a “2008 Brain Injury Awareness Day,” on Capitol Hill, March 12, 2008. To celebrate March as Brain Injury Awareness Month, the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force is hosting a “2008 Brain Injury Awareness Day,” on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, on Capitol Hill. Multiple events are planned, which are designed [...]
Continue reading...Exxon Valdez Coming To A Close?
25. February 2008
The Exxon Valdez litigation is coming to head….major news this week about the 2 decade long trial and new results on the people of Prince William Sound. When a federal jury in Alaska in 1994 ordered Exxon to pay $5 billion to thousands of people who had their lives disrupted by the massive Exxon Valdez oil [...]
Continue reading...Traumatic Brain Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines
20. February 2008
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Continue reading...BIAA Submits Questions and Comments to Congressional Committees
19. February 2008
Also this week, both chambers of Congress held important hearings on efforts to improve health care for returning service members, as well as to improve the veterans’ disability benefits system. BIAA submitted questions and comments in relation to several of the hearings. The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on “Care for Sick and [...]
Continue reading...BIAA Signs on To Budget and Appropriations Letters
19. February 2008
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS-Ed) held a hearing on Thursday on this year’s proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services, featuring HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt as a witness. At the same time, BIAA signed on this week to a coalition letter to the [...]
Continue reading...Congress Passes Economic Stimulus Bill Without Medicaid Boost
9. February 2008
By the end of this week, Congress was able to reach a compromise between the House and the Senate and pass a final economic stimulus measure. This measure (H.R. 5140), which is [...]
Continue reading...BIAA Submits Comment Letter to the VA on Disability Ratings
9. February 2008
Also this week, BIAA submitted a Comment Letter on a Proposed Rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs to overhaul the Schedule for Rating Disability when it comes to TBI. Although BIAA’s letter acknowledges that [...]
Continue reading...BIAA Condemns President’s Fiscal 2009 Budget
9. February 2008
The President released his Fiscal 2009 Budget on Monday, February 4, and once again, this year’s Budget proposes to eliminate funding for the TBI Act HRSA state grant program. BIAA issued a press [...]
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28. February 2008
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