Welcome to the Brain Injury Association of America
Brain injury is not an event or an outcome. It is the start of a misdiagnosed, misunderstood, under-funded neurological disease. Individuals who sustain brain injuries must have timely access to expert trauma care, specialized rehabilitation, lifelong disease management and individualized services and supports in order to live healthy, independent and satisfying lives.
The mission of the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is to advance brain injury prevention, research, treatment and education and to improve the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury. We are dedicated to increasing access to quality health care and raising awareness and understanding of brain injury. With a network of state affiliates, local chapters and support groups, we are the voice of brain injury.
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News & Announcements
On Friday, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) shared its recommendations for reforming outpatient therapy services in Medicare with Congress. While our coalition of patient and cons.. Read More...
The Department of Defense has established the world’s first brain tissue repository to help researchers understand the underlying mechanisms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in service member.. Read More...
Amendments to the FY 2014 Defense Authorization Act address traumatic brain injury in the military
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed two amendm.. Read More...
Hagel testifies before House Budget Committee on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
To view the video, visit: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/34219477/highlight/369749
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You are invited to nominate outstanding researchers and clinicians for recognition by the Brain Injury Association of America.
Each year, the William Fields Caveness Award is presented by BIAA.. Read More...
U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, was joined by Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) May 22 in introducing bipartisan legisl.. Read More...
Overview
The Social Security Administration and the U.S. Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services will host an online event, May 13-27, 2013, in which young people with dis.. Read More...
Please call your representative and ask him/her to co-sponsor the TBI Act, H.R. 1098, today!
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, the TBI Act, H.R. 1098, was introduced by Reps. Pascrell and Rooney, co.. Read More...
The George Washington University School of Law has added a new course to its curriculum, "The Legal Aspects of Traumatic Brain Injury," taught by Michael V. Kaplen, Esq., the three-term immediate .. Read More...
The Brain Injury Association of America is proud to collaborate with selected TBI Model System (https://www.tbindsc.org/Centers.aspx) sites to share research findings about brain injury. The mos.. Read More...
President Obama announced a $110 million effort to advance human brain research that could be used to treat a range of neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injury. The President said he.. Read More...
The Brain Injury Association of America wishes to congratulate Emily Ruan from Minneapolis, MN for winning the 2013 US Brain Bee Championship. The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition for high.. Read More...
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