Tag Archives: brain injury attorneys
San Jose Jury Recognizes the Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury
September 21, 2009: San Francisco Traumatic Brain Injury, Trucking Accident: $49,123,375.87 Recognizing the staggering costs of healthcare associated with traumatic brain injury, a San Jose jury awarded Drew Dakota Bianchi $49,123,375.87 late Monday afternoon. The verdict followed a hotly contested
Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Authorization
Next week the 2010 Defense Authorization bill is expected to dominate debate on the Senate floor. The bill was reported as an original bill by the Senate Armed Services Committee on June 2, 2009. It is important to note that
NIDRR Grant Forecast
This week, The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) announced it will include two TBI grant programs in its forecast for 2009. http://www.ed.gov/
Health Care Reform Update
On June 9, 2009, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee released a draft health care reform bill. In summary, the draft would expand Medicaid eligibility to those with incomes up to 150 percent of the federal poverty
My Story from Counting the Days, Recovery
After I learned again to walk and talk, I broke windows, frustrated because words wouldn’t dislodge from my fractured brain. I put my fist through any type of glass, including a tough–to-break telephone booth. But my memory is weak on
Obama Administration Rescinds Harmful Medicaid Regulations
On May 5, 2009, President Obama issued an order to rescind several Medicaid regulations including separate rules for school-based services as well as outpatient hospital services. Other harmful Medicaid regulations, including the rehabilitative services rule, were not yet finalized, and
BIAA submits FY10 testimony to both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees
This week, BIAA submitted testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies.
Health Care Reform Update
Lawmakers are now developing policy options that could become part of the national health care reform, but currently no legislation has been introduced and there are no specific bills to support or oppose. In anticipation of both proposed and final
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
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.
