Tag Archives: brain injuries
Cognitive Rehabilitation Coverage
This week BIAA learned of two important victories centered around cognitive rehabilitation services. Anthem Insurance Companies (Anthem BC/BS, Anthem Health Plans) revised its cognitive rehabilitation coverage policy in December 2008 and cited BIAA’s position paper among the authoritative sources consulted.
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
SCHIP Update
On Wednesday, President Obama signed a major expansion of health insurance for children after the House cleared the bill (H.R. 2) earlier in the day.
Former Senator Tom Daschle Withdraws His Nomination
This week former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle withdrew from consideration to become the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Some consider Daschle’s withdrawal to be a blow to efforts to enact timely reform of the nation’s
Legislative Report January 2009
The month of January in Sacramento has sadly been like the most previous recent months in Sacramento when it comes to the Legislature and Governor successfully dealing with California’s Budget crisis. That is: no resolution to date.
Register Now for the 2nd Annual Statewide Walk For Thought
Register online now for the 2nd Annual Statewide Walk For Thought. CALBIA has contracted with a new online processor that has made it easy to register and solicit additional donations to benefit CALBIA and the other nonprofit organizations that are
Devastating Brain Injury Inspires Family of Jeff Barnes to Help Others
In December 2001, my husband of 9 ½ years sustained a severe hypoxic/anoxic brain injury. At the time, we had a 7- year-old daughter and a 23- month-old son. Up to that point, we were like every typical family going
CALBIA Names Executive Director
Manfred Tatzmann is the newly named Executive Director of the California Brain Injury Association (CALBIA). Mr. Tatzmann comes to the position after more than thirty years of work in developmental disabilities and mental health services in Michigan, including the last
Cognitive Rehab Helps People with Acquired Brain Injury
Cognitive rehabilitation after a serious brain injury or stroke can help the mind in much the same way that physical therapy helps the body, according to a new meta-analysis. Because the data suggest that treatment may work best when tailored
CALBIA Website Statistics
CALBIA’s website is the #1 website on Google for search terms “California Brain Injury.” The annual number of visitors is over 10,000, with over 1,151 page views. About 70% of the visitors were new to the site and 39% came
