This week, The Senate released and began debate on their Health Care Reform leadership measure. As many of you may know, originally, rehabilitation was not included in the Senate Finance bill as a minimum benefit. Due to the lobbying efforts of BIAA, largely supported and funded by our Business and Professional Council, we [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The Legislature finally went into Interim Recess for the 2009-2010 Legislative Session on September 11. To say this first half of the two-year legislative session was the most difficult, heart wrenching, and brutal Sessions of all time would be a huge understatement. The on-going State fiscal crisis remains the dominate issue that is driving all [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 26, 2009
Dianna Bolen A life can change dramatically in a flash and sometimes for the best. On September 16, 2004, I, Dianna Bolen, was on my way to a bike fest in Las Vegas, NV on my 1993 Harley Davidson Sportster with 3 other bikers. For some unknown reason, and not even the highway patrol knows why, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 26, 2009
Concussions, whether from an accident, sporting event, or combat, can lead to permanent loss of higher level mental processes. Scientists have debated for centuries whether concussions involve structural damage to brain tissue or whether physiological changes that merely impair the way brain cells function, explain this loss. Now, for the first time, researchers at Albert [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 11, 2009
In August, BIAA launched a pilot program dedicated to encouraging area brain injury survivors to become more effective self-advocates. The program included identifying likely targets, making appointments, participating in a day of meetings in Capitol Hill, and following up and maintaining relationships with Congressional staffters.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
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