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Legislative Priorities

TBI Act

Advocacy to increase funds for programs authorized through the Traumatic Brain Injury Act is an ongoing priority for the Brain Injury Association of America as well as ensuring continuation of the TBI Act in order to provide adequate resources to state TBI programs.

TBI Act Fact Sheet 2011
FY12 TBI Act Appropriations Organizational Letter House 2011
FY12 TBI Act Appropriations Organizational Letter Senate 2011
CBITF Appropriations Letter and Dear Colleague FY12
Senate Appropriations Testimony 4.8.11
House Appropriations Testimony 4.8.11
CBITF Appropriations Request Letter 3.12.10
TBI Stakeholder Organizational Appropriations Letter 2010
TBI Act Reauthorization Stakeholder Meeting Letter 2010
TBI Act Funding Chart 2010
TBI Act Fact Sheet 2009
TBI Act Funding Chart 2009
CBITF 2010 TBI Act Appropriations Request 2009
TBI Act Appropriations 2010 Stakeholder Letter 7.10.09

Health Care Reform (HCR)

The Brain Injury Association of America is committed to ensuring access to care for the millions of Americans living with brain injury continues as the health care reform law takes shape in the regulatory stages of implementation.

Comments to AHRQ on Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation
Comments to HHS on Essential Health Benefits Bulletin
Access to Care Fact Sheet 2011
HRC External Appeals Preliminary Determinations 8.1.11
CBITF Colloquy Post-Acute Medical Guidelines (pp.16-17) 2011
CBITF NDAA Funding Letter 2011
PPACA Health Benefit Exchange Letter 2011
Giffords Letter HHS 4.7.11
Pascrell Letter HHS and Dear Colleague 4.7.11
Comments to CMS Community First Choice Option Proposed Rule 2011
Anne's Story 2011
Access to Care Survey 2011
AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review Comments 2011
BIAA IOM Testimony 2011
CCD IOM Testimony 2011
IOM Essential Benefits Memo 12.6.10
State Exchange Comments 10.4.10
Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan Program 9.28.10
Claims and Appeals Comments 9.21.10
CCD Patients' BIll of Rights Comments 7.27.10
Multiple Chronic Conditions Statement 2010
HCR Final Statement Pascrell 3.22.10
HCR Summit 2010
HCR Position Paper 2010
HCR Final Law Analysis 2010
HCR Timeline 2010
Access to Care Fact Sheet 2009
HCR Dear Colleague CBITF 5.06.09
HCR House Congressional Record Statement 11.07.09
HCR One Pager 4.29.09
HCR Pledge 4.29.09
HCR Position Paper 2.26.09
HCR Reid Letter 11.18.09
HCR Senate Full Summary 11.18.09
HCR Senate immediate benefits 11.18.09
HCR Senate Section by Section Analysis 11.18.09
HCR Senate Short Summary 11.18.09
HCR Senate Substitute Amendment 11.17.09
HCR THE Challenge! Spring 09
House Tri-committee Comments 7.02.09
Senate Finance Committee Coverage Options Response 5.22.09
Senate Finance Committee Policy Options 5.14.09
Senate Finance Committee Response 5.15.09
Senate Finance Delivery Systems 4.29.09

Military/Cognitive Rehabilitation

From the inclusion of cognitive rehabilitation as a covered benefit under the TRICARE program to wider support for military families and caregivers, the Brain Injury Association of America remains active in ensuring that our military population receives the best brain injury care and treatment available.

Research

Increased research continues to be a priority for the Brain Injury Association of America as we advocate for important studies through the Department of Education’s National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) among other research programs.

Research Fact Sheet 2011
BIAA NASHIA Letter FY12 NIDRR report language 2011
CBITF letter FY12 NIDRR report language 2011
Giffords Letter FY12 NIDRR report language 2011
OMB TBIMS Letter 1.12.11
CBITF Appropriations Request Letter 3.12.10
TBI Stakeholder Organizational Appropriations Letter 2010
Research Fact Sheet 2009
NIDRR Priorities RRTC RERC Comments 6.3.09
SLI Brain Donor Registry Press Release 6.16.09

Congressional Brain Injury Task Force (CBITF)

The Brain Injury Association of America is committed to furthering the message of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force and to growing its membership.

CBITF Fact Sheet 2011
ConTACT Act Health Subcommittee Manager's Amendment 9.16.10
BIAA ConTACT Act Endorsement 2010
ConTACT Act 2009
ConTACT Act Dear Colleague 2010
ConTACT Act Testimony BIANJ 9.8.10
BIAA ConTACT Act Endorsement 2009
CBITF Fact Sheet 2009