Monthly Archives: April 2009
Interagency Committee on Disability Research Recommendations
Last week, as part of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition, BIAA answered the call for research topic recommendations by the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR).
The their testimony, DRRC focused on how well the existing federal research programs are responding to the changing needs of individuals with disabilities and suggested specific ways to improve future disability and rehabilitation research such as:
Senate Approves HHS Nomination
On Tuesday, a Senate panel approved the nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be Health and Human Services secretary, clearing the way for her expected confirmation, although the timing of a vote is unclear.
BIAA will watch this process closely as Healthcare Reform continues to take shape.
Appropriations Update
This week, the House and Senate have agreed on a tentative deal on major elements of the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution which includes fast-track procedures for healthcare reform, but would cut $10 billion from the President’s discretionary spending request.
Healthcare Reform
Next week, BIAA will engage in a series of meetings in the House, Senate, and the White House to discuss healthcare reform principles that would benefit the brain injury community. Please be sure to check back in next week’s Policy Corner for action instructions. We need everyone’s support to make sure that people with brain injury are heard in this debate!
TBI Act Appropriations
This week, BIAA and other brain injury stakeholders met with Appropriations staff on both the Senate and the House Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies to promote our funding goals for the programs authorized through the TBI Act. In line with this year’s policy goals, BIAA detailed the need for the following funding:
Appropriations Update
The Senate adopted its fiscal 2010 budget resolution (S Con Res 85) Thursday night, a few hours after the house adopted its version (H Con Res 85).
