Jun 07 2008
The House of Representatives passed the final fiscal 2009 budget resolution conference report (S. Con Res 70) on Thursday, by a narrow vote of 214-210. The Senate adopted the same resolution on June 4 by a vote of 48-45. Continue Reading »
Jun 03 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nearly 2000 individuals with brain injuries will be able to move out of nursing facilities and other institutions under a landmark settlement agreement signed today by state officials and attorneys for the plaintiffs. Continue Reading »
Jun 03 2008
By MARK JEWELL Associated Press Writer
BOSTON— The state will help brain-injured patients move out of nursing homes and into communities under a proposed settlement to a lawsuit.
The agreement filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield on Monday is subject to final approval from a judge.
Representatives of four brain-injured patients and the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts filed the lawsuit last year. They alleged the state violated federal disability law by failing to provide community services for people with brain injuries, leaving many trapped in nursing homes and institutions. Continue Reading »
