Archive | December, 2008
Health Care Reform Efforts Already Underway
The outcomes of the recent November election have dramatically changed the political landscape in Washington, D.C., and a number of factors have come together to create the best opportunity for reforming the nation’s health care system in well over a decade. In short, it is a realistic possibility that major health care reform [...]
Continue reading...111th Congress Expected to Pass Economic Stimulus Legislation Quickly
14. December 2008
This week, Democrats continued to lay groundwork for an economic stimulus bill to be considered soon after the new Congress convenes. The House Appropriations Committee held a hearing on the anticipated economic recovery bill, which Democratic leaders intend to introduce in January. The hearing featured a number of governors, who made the case for increased [...]
Continue reading...FY09 Appropriations Action Anticipated in January
14. December 2008
Appropriators in both chambers have reportedly been working on conference negotiations over the last few weeks for the Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) funding bills. In response to hearing that Appropriations Committees were indeed conferencing the FY09 Labor-HHS-Educations funding bill, BIAA joined other stakeholder organizations in circulating a sign-on letter calling for increased funding for TBI programs [...]
Continue reading...Brain-injured troops face long-term risks
5. December 2008
A recent post on MSN shows how 22 percent of Iraq vets are affected by traumatic head wounds. War related brain injury is a critical issue facing many veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts. Issues range not only from the wounds themselves, but the post traumatic stress that develops as a result of being [...]
Continue reading...Congress Is Working on TBI Funding Right Now!
5. December 2008
Right now both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are reportedly working on the Fiscal 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education Appropriations bill in anticipation of action on the bill as soon as the new legislative session begins in January. This bill provides federal funding for multiple TBI programs, as well as [...]
Continue reading...- Depression has “additive effect” on mTBI symptoms
- Visual tracking is a practical screening tool for mTBI
- QEEG in recovery after sports-related brain injury
- A clinical test to help decide whether to order a CT scan or not
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) improves spasticity after spinal cord injury.
- Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Update
- BIAA August 6 Update
- Implicit and explicit memory in traumatic brain injury
- Factors in the delay of returning to work after spinal cord injury
- World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) assessment for spinal cord injury
- Brain Injury Law
- General
- Judgments/Settlements
- More About TBI
- Post Traumatic Stress
- Recent TBI News
- Speaking Engagements
- Uncategorized
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- September 2005
- August 2005
- January 2005
Contact Us
© 2010 Brain Injury Blog | Traumatic Brain Injury TBI. Brought to you by The Scarlett Law Group.
The Scarlett Law Group is a personal injury law firm located in San Francisco, California serving clients throughout California and handling national and international tort cases. Contact our San Francisco law offices today regarding your personal injury case.
14. December 2008
0 Comments