Tag Archives: TBI funding
Appropriations Update
This week, efforts to take up the FY09 appropriations omnibus bill were stalled further due to the consideration and conference of the Economic Stimulus Legislation. The house will likely wait until after the Presidents Day Recess to tackle appropriations. BIAA
Economic Stimulus Update
Congress is gearing up to clear their spending and tax cut measure aimed at stimulating job creation and the health of the economy as early as Friday. The goal is to have the legislation on President Obama’s desk by Presidents
SCHIP Update
On Wednesday, President Obama signed a major expansion of health insurance for children after the House cleared the bill (H.R. 2) earlier in the day.
COALITION MEETINGS INCREASE IN ANTICIPATION OF HEALTHCARE REFORM
As advocacy groups anticipate major activity on healthcare reform this year, multiple disability and healthcare coalitions in Washington are hitting the ground running and convening strategy meetings in January. BIAA is a member of many of these coalitions, and recently
Make Your New Year’s Resolution to Learn More About TBI!
It’s Easy as 1-2-3: 1. Register for the February 9-10th First Annual Conference, Moving the TBI Agenda: Change, Challenges & Collaboration, sponsored by the California Department of Mental Health and the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board by going to www.regonline.com/TBIConference.
Congress Is Working on TBI Funding Right Now!
Right now both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are reportedly working on the Fiscal 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education Appropriations bill in anticipation of action on the bill as soon as the new legislative session
