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An Impending Marriage is the Result of the 1st Annual Walk For Thought

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, [...]

Strong Link Found Between Concussions and Brain Tissue Injury

Monday, October 26, 2009

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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 [...]

National Defense Authorization Update

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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As reported in a previous edition of Policy Corner, the Senate version of this year’s National Defense Authorization bill includes an amendment that authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program for providing cognitive rehabilitation therapy services under TRICARE.

Health Care Reform Update

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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This week the Senate finance committee wrapped up debate on its version of a health care reform package. The committee now has finished debating the more than one hundred amendments offered to the bill. A final vote is possible next week, although the finance committee cautiously waits to hear the cost estimate of [...]

House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Medicaid

Monday, January 21, 2008

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This week, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held its first hearing of the year focused on the critical importance of Medicaid as a source of health care, including long-term [...]

BIAA News Flash

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

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SENATE PASSES TBI ACT REAUTHORIZATION BILL Earlier today (Tuesday, December 11, 2007), the Senate passed by voice vote S. 793, legislation to reauthorize the TBI Act. The reauthorization includes provisions to continue and hopefully expand TBI Act programs, such as the HRSA State Grant and CDC surveillance programs.

Urge Congress to Enact Omnibus Appropriations Bill Now

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

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The House is scheduled to vote on Dec. 11 on a multi-bill “omnibus” Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations bill which splits the difference between the White House and Congressional budget proposals. The omnibus appropriations package is expected to consist of the 11 remaining spending bills – including the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill, which funds TBI programs – totaling [...]

Urge Congress to Retain TBI Funding Levels Regardless of Appropriations End-Game Strategy

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

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Congress is still working on Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations. At least three options, as explained below, appear to be under consideration. As events are in flux at this point, please click on the “Take Action” button in the upper right-hand corner of this email to call your congressional representatives and urge them to ensure that, [...]

Dave King discusses his novel at Literary Society

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

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Name: VALERIE NIENBERG valerie.nienberg@scripps.com April 19, 2006 STUART — Author Dave King wrote his first novel without a net. Or at least without an outline. “I started with an outline and an ending in mind, but then I saw that the parts of the book that really came alive were when I strayed from that,” said King, who [...]

Drug cutoff brings plight

Friday, September 22, 2006

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Seniors who fail to sign up for Medicare benefit by May 15 face big risks, including penalties to join and higher premiums Name : MATT PACENZA, Staff writer

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