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BIAA Signs On In Support of National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week Resolution
BIAA Signs On In Support of National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week Resolution BIAA was proud to sign on as a supporter of the National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week Resolution (S. Res. 518), which passed the Senate on Monday. The Resolution, introduced by Senator Dodd (D-CT), dedicates this week (the week of April [...]
Continue reading...BIAA Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Friday, April 25, 2008
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 urges an increase in funding in Fiscal Year 2009 for programs authorized through the TBI [...]
Continue reading...House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Delay Harmful Medicaid Regulations
Friday, April 25, 2008
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 Department of Health and Human Services. BIAA issued a Legislative Action Alert earlier this week [...]
Continue reading...Congress Passes TBI Act Reauthorization
Monday, April 14, 2008
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 version of the legislation agreed upon by both chambers (more information below) – by a [...]
Continue reading...Traumatic Brain Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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Continue reading...Finding Alzheimer’s Before a Mind Fails
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
For a perfectly healthy woman, Dianne Kerley has had quite a few medical tests in recent years: M.R.I. and PET scans of her brain, two spinal taps and hours of memory and thinking tests. Ms. Kerley, 52, has spent much of her life in the shadow of an illness that gradually destroys memory, personality and the [...]
Continue reading...Medicare Package Includes Important Rehabilitation Provisions
Friday, January 4, 2008
Congress approved a Medicare “extenders” bill this week, which includes three significant rehabilitation provisions that have been legislative priorities this year for BIAA: Medicare’s 75 Percent Rule on inpatient rehabilitation, [...]
Continue reading...Treatment Holds Promise for Decreasing Secondary Brain Injury in TBI Patients
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Description Effective resuscitation in patients with traumatic brain injury and hemorrhage is a challenge. While blood is the optimal resuscitation fluid, it is typically not available in the out-of-hospital setting, and its use is associated with certain risks. Research shows that HBOC-201 holds promise…
Continue reading...Plato expects bigger 2Q loss as revenue falls
Friday, October 6, 2006
Shares of Plato Learning dropped 9.7 percent Friday after the provider of computer-based tutoring programs said its second-quarter net loss widened as revenue declined. The net loss in the quarter ended April 30 likely will be between $5.5 million and $6.3 million, Bloomington-based Plato said in a preliminary earnings statement. Plato had a net loss [...]
Continue reading...Spring fashion show to raise funds for hospital
Monday, October 2, 2006
Name : DENNIS J. WRIGHT, dwright@phoenixvillenews.com 05/09/2006 According to Cynthia Morrison, chairman, “Toast To Spring” will include the latest fashions, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and a silent auction and raffle. “Everyone from youngsters to grandparents will get a glimpse of the new trend-setting apparel for both spring and summer,” said Morrison. “Fashions for women will include a collection [...]
Continue reading...- Tell Your Senators To Increase Funding for Important Brain Injury Programs!
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