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Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Update
This week, BIAA sent out a Legislative Action Alert, urging grassroots advocates to tell their elected officials in Congress to increase appropriations for federal TBI programs in the expected upcoming extended Continuing Resolution (CR).
Symposium on Deep Brain Stimulation Held in Washington, D.C.
Symposium on Deep Brain Stimulation Held in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, BIAA Government Affairs Associate Robert Demichelis attended “Brain Pacemakers: A Promising Approach and a New Era of Hope for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders,” a symposium on deep brain stimulation
Medicare Competitive Bidding Program Under Congressional Scrutiny
Medicare Competitive Bidding Program Under Congressional Scrutiny On Tuesday, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the issue of competitive bidding of durable medical equipment (DME) under the Medicare Fee-For-Service program. As a member of
BIAA Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
BIAA Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Also this week, BIAA submitted written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee in charge of funding TBI programs within the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education. BIAA’s testimony
House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Delay Harmful Medicaid Regulations
House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Delay Harmful Medicaid Regulations This week the House of Representatives passed by a veto-proof margin H.R. 5613, important legislation which would place a moratorium until March 2009 on seven harmful Medicaid regulations issued by the
Brain Injury Association of America
Brain Injury Association of America Policy Corner E-Newsletter – April 18, 2008 A weekly update on federal policy activity related to traumatic brain injury __________________________________________________________________ Dear Advocates: After legislation to reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Act successfully passed Congress
Senate Passes TBI Act Reauthorization Bill!
Last night, the Senate passed a slightly revised version of S. 793, the Traumatic Brain Injury Act, which exactly matches the House version passed earlier this week. The bill has now been cleared entirely by Congress and will be forwarded
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Passes Bill to Delay Harmful Medicaid Regulations
Also this week, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health passed a slightly revised version of H.R. 5613, legislation recently introduced which would place a moratorium until March 2009 on seven Medicaid regulations issued by the Department of Health
Congress Passes TBI Act Reauthorization
Congress passed legislation to reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury Act this week! The bill is now ready to be sent on to the President for his signature into law. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed S. 793 – the
Brain Injury Awareness Day Held on Capitol Hill
Also this week, on Wednesday, March 12, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) joined the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, and a variety of other advocacy groups, in successfully conducting Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill. The day’s
