BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (FKA BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION)

Supported the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3107). Supported the Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act (Triple A Study Act), (H.R. 8581) Supported the Medicare Mental Health Access Act (H.R. 884; S. 2772). Supported the Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act (S. 1902). Urged CMS to expand telehealth services beyond the PHE. Urged CMS to remove the proposed definition of reasonable and necessary in the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) rules. Opposed cuts to reimbursement rates for physical, occupational, and speech therapy in Proposed Physician Fee Schedule to CMS. Opposed CMS rule requiring COVID-19 testing in nursing homes but not in any other institutional or congregate settings and objected to use of quality adjusted life years (QALYS) measures in estimating cost effectiveness. Urged CDC, NIH, and NIDILRR to emphasize the importance of disability-specific research on COVID-19 and provided a list of proposed research topics on the impact of the pandemic for people with disabilities. Urged NCMRR within NIH to continue emphasis on patient-centered care and maintaining diverse patients and researchers in its proposed Rehab Research Plan Objectives.

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Matched citations: S. 2772

Support of S. 3657 Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2018 introduced by Sens. Hatch and Casey. Support H.R. 6615 Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 introduced in the House by Reps. Pascrell and Rooney. Met with House Energy and Commerce Committee staff and attended HELP markup in support of the TBI Act reauthorization of 2018. The House and Senate passed the TBI Act and it was signed into law. ABLE Age Adjustment Act S. 817 Met with Senator Cortez Masto regarding TBI funding provision in the Labor HHS appropriations bill

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Matched citations: H.R. 6615

Support of S. 3657 Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2018 introduced by Sens. Hatch and Casey. Support H.R. 6615 Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 introduced in the House by Reps. Pascrell and Rooney. Met with House Energy and Commerce Committee staff and attended HELP markup in support of the TBI Act reauthorization of 2018. The House and Senate passed the TBI Act and it was signed into law. ABLE Age Adjustment Act S. 817 Met with Senator Cortez Masto regarding TBI funding provision in the Labor HHS appropriations bill

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Matched citations: S. 3657

Support of S. 3657 Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2018 introduced by Sens. Hatch and Casey. Support H.R. 6615 Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 introduced in the House by Reps. Pascrell and Rooney. Met with House Energy and Commerce Committee staff and attended HELP markup in support of the TBI Act reauthorization of 2018. The House and Senate passed the TBI Act and it was signed into law. ABLE Age Adjustment Act S. 817 Met with Senator Cortez Masto regarding TBI funding provision in the Labor HHS appropriations bill

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Matched citations: S. 817

Continue to work with Sens. Hatch and Casey to introduce the TBI Act to reauthorize the bill. H.R. 6615 Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 was introduced in the House by Reps. Pascrell and Rooney. Met with Senator Casey staff, Senate Health Education Labor and Pension Minority and Majority staff ABLE Age Adjustment Act S. 817, Sens. Capito, McCaskill S. 808 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act letter of support to House Leadership Attended meetings to meet the new Commissioner on Disability, Julie Hocker at the Administration for Community Living Attended NIDILRR 40th anniversary event at HHS

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Matched citations: H.R. 6615

Continue to work with Sens. Hatch and Casey to introduce the TBI Act to reauthorize the bill. H.R. 6615 Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 was introduced in the House by Reps. Pascrell and Rooney. Met with Senator Casey staff, Senate Health Education Labor and Pension Minority and Majority staff ABLE Age Adjustment Act S. 817, Sens. Capito, McCaskill S. 808 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act letter of support to House Leadership Attended meetings to meet the new Commissioner on Disability, Julie Hocker at the Administration for Community Living Attended NIDILRR 40th anniversary event at HHS

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Matched citations: S. 808

Continue to work with Sens. Hatch and Casey to introduce the TBI Act to reauthorize the bill. H.R. 6615 Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 was introduced in the House by Reps. Pascrell and Rooney. Met with Senator Casey staff, Senate Health Education Labor and Pension Minority and Majority staff ABLE Age Adjustment Act S. 817, Sens. Capito, McCaskill S. 808 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act letter of support to House Leadership Attended meetings to meet the new Commissioner on Disability, Julie Hocker at the Administration for Community Living Attended NIDILRR 40th anniversary event at HHS

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Matched citations: S. 817

Continue to work with Reps. Pascrell and Rooney and Sens. Hatch and Casey to introduce the TBI Act to reauthorize the bill. Submitted appropriations testimony to both the House and Senate Appropriation Committees in support of the TBI state grant program, the TBI Model Systems, and the CDC TBI programs. ABLE Age Adjustment Act S. 817, Senator Thune S. 808 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act letter of support to Senate Leadership

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Matched citations: S. 808

Continue to work with Reps. Pascrell and Rooney and Sens. Hatch and Casey to introduce the TBI Act to reauthorize the bill. Submitted appropriations testimony to both the House and Senate Appropriation Committees in support of the TBI state grant program, the TBI Model Systems, and the CDC TBI programs. ABLE Age Adjustment Act S. 817, Senator Thune S. 808 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act letter of support to Senate Leadership

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Matched citations: S. 817

H.R. 3730, bipartisan legislation from Representatives Lee Zeldin (R-NY) and John Larson (D-CT) to permanently exempt manual Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) wheelchair accessories and components for people with disabilities and chronic conditions from Medicares Competitive Bid Program (CBP). This important legislation will protect Medicare beneficiary access to manual complex rehab technology, as well as essential components known as wheelchair accessories. Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017, S. 253, HR 807 Repeal therapy caps

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Matched citations: H.R. 3730

H.R. 3730, bipartisan legislation from Representatives Lee Zeldin (R-NY) and John Larson (D-CT) to permanently exempt manual Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) wheelchair accessories and components for people with disabilities and chronic conditions from Medicares Competitive Bid Program (CBP). This important legislation will protect Medicare beneficiary access to manual complex rehab technology, as well as essential components known as wheelchair accessories. Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017, S. 253, HR 807 Repeal therapy caps

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Matched citations: HR 807

H.R. 3730, bipartisan legislation from Representatives Lee Zeldin (R-NY) and John Larson (D-CT) to permanently exempt manual Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) wheelchair accessories and components for people with disabilities and chronic conditions from Medicares Competitive Bid Program (CBP). This important legislation will protect Medicare beneficiary access to manual complex rehab technology, as well as essential components known as wheelchair accessories. Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017, S. 253, HR 807 Repeal therapy caps

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Matched citations: S. 253

American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1628 Sen. Cassidy Sen. Donnelly Sen. Ernst Sen. Cornyn Sen. Collins Sen. Murkowski Sen. Kaine Sen. Casey Sen. Peters Sen. Stabenow Sen. Paul Sen. McConnell Rep. Barr Rep. Yarmouth Sen. Rubio TBI State Grant Program

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Matched citations: H.R. 1628

Sens. Kirk (R-Ill.), Bennet (D-Colo.), Hatch (R-Utah), Murkowski (R-Alaska), Isakson (R-Ga.), and Collins (R-Maine) - The Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act (S. 800): Legislation to update rehabilitation research for the first time in more than 20 years and require the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) to develop and periodically update a comprehensive research plan for rehabilitation research and report to Congress on an annual basis regarding benchmarks in that plan. Sens. Isakson (R-Ga.) and Murphy (D-Conn.) - The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 (S. 849): Legislation to help advance our understanding of neurological diseases and help researchers access data on these diseases in order to discover new therapies and cures. Concussion Surveillance: +$5 million increase - to establish and oversee a national surveillance system to accurately determine the incidence of sports-related concussions among youth ages 5-21, making CDC fully responsive to the recommendations issued in a 2013 report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now National Academy of Sciences, entitled Sports Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science Changing the Culture. Youth Sports Concussion Act, HR 4460, sponsored by Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Thomas J. Rooney (R-Fla.), co-chairs of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) has introduced companion legislation in the United States Senate, S. 2508. The Youth Sports Concussion Act is an important piece of legislation because it will protect our nations youth who participate in sports related activities from concussions and other injuries by discouraging false advertising claims regarding protective equipment used in competitive sports.

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Matched citations: HR 4460

Sens. Kirk (R-Ill.), Bennet (D-Colo.), Hatch (R-Utah), Murkowski (R-Alaska), Isakson (R-Ga.), and Collins (R-Maine) - The Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act (S. 800): Legislation to update rehabilitation research for the first time in more than 20 years and require the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) to develop and periodically update a comprehensive research plan for rehabilitation research and report to Congress on an annual basis regarding benchmarks in that plan. Sens. Isakson (R-Ga.) and Murphy (D-Conn.) - The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 (S. 849): Legislation to help advance our understanding of neurological diseases and help researchers access data on these diseases in order to discover new therapies and cures. Concussion Surveillance: +$5 million increase - to establish and oversee a national surveillance system to accurately determine the incidence of sports-related concussions among youth ages 5-21, making CDC fully responsive to the recommendations issued in a 2013 report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now National Academy of Sciences, entitled Sports Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science Changing the Culture. Youth Sports Concussion Act, HR 4460, sponsored by Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Thomas J. Rooney (R-Fla.), co-chairs of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) has introduced companion legislation in the United States Senate, S. 2508. The Youth Sports Concussion Act is an important piece of legislation because it will protect our nations youth who participate in sports related activities from concussions and other injuries by discouraging false advertising claims regarding protective equipment used in competitive sports.

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Matched citations: S. 2508

Sens. Kirk (R-Ill.), Bennet (D-Colo.), Hatch (R-Utah), Murkowski (R-Alaska), Isakson (R-Ga.), and Collins (R-Maine) - The Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act (S. 800): Legislation to update rehabilitation research for the first time in more than 20 years and require the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) to develop and periodically update a comprehensive research plan for rehabilitation research and report to Congress on an annual basis regarding benchmarks in that plan. Sens. Isakson (R-Ga.) and Murphy (D-Conn.) - The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 (S. 849): Legislation to help advance our understanding of neurological diseases and help researchers access data on these diseases in order to discover new therapies and cures. Concussion Surveillance: +$5 million increase - to establish and oversee a national surveillance system to accurately determine the incidence of sports-related concussions among youth ages 5-21, making CDC fully responsive to the recommendations issued in a 2013 report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now National Academy of Sciences, entitled Sports Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science Changing the Culture. Youth Sports Concussion Act, HR 4460, sponsored by Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Thomas J. Rooney (R-Fla.), co-chairs of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) has introduced companion legislation in the United States Senate, S. 2508. The Youth Sports Concussion Act is an important piece of legislation because it will protect our nations youth who participate in sports related activities from concussions and other injuries by discouraging false advertising claims regarding protective equipment used in competitive sports.

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Matched citations: S. 800

Sens. Kirk (R-Ill.), Bennet (D-Colo.), Hatch (R-Utah), Murkowski (R-Alaska), Isakson (R-Ga.), and Collins (R-Maine) - The Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act (S. 800): Legislation to update rehabilitation research for the first time in more than 20 years and require the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) to develop and periodically update a comprehensive research plan for rehabilitation research and report to Congress on an annual basis regarding benchmarks in that plan. Sens. Isakson (R-Ga.) and Murphy (D-Conn.) - The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 (S. 849): Legislation to help advance our understanding of neurological diseases and help researchers access data on these diseases in order to discover new therapies and cures. Concussion Surveillance: +$5 million increase - to establish and oversee a national surveillance system to accurately determine the incidence of sports-related concussions among youth ages 5-21, making CDC fully responsive to the recommendations issued in a 2013 report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now National Academy of Sciences, entitled Sports Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science Changing the Culture. Youth Sports Concussion Act, HR 4460, sponsored by Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Thomas J. Rooney (R-Fla.), co-chairs of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) has introduced companion legislation in the United States Senate, S. 2508. The Youth Sports Concussion Act is an important piece of legislation because it will protect our nations youth who participate in sports related activities from concussions and other injuries by discouraging false advertising claims regarding protective equipment used in competitive sports.

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Matched citations: S. 849

Sens. Kirk (R-Ill.), Bennet (D-Colo.), Hatch (R-Utah), Murkowski (R-Alaska), Isakson (R-Ga.), and Collins (R-Maine) - The Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act (S. 800): Legislation to update rehabilitation research for the first time in more than 20 years and require the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) to develop and periodically update a comprehensive research plan for rehabilitation research and report to Congress on an annual basis regarding benchmarks in that plan. Sens. Isakson (R-Ga.) and Murphy (D-Conn.) - The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 (S. 849): Legislation to help advance our understanding of neurological diseases and help researchers access data on these diseases in order to discover new therapies and cures. Concussion Surveillance: +$5 million increase - to establish and oversee a national surveillance system to accurately determine the incidence of sports-related concussions among youth ages 5-21, making CDC fully responsive to the recommendations issued in a 2013 report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now National Academy of Sciences, entitled Sports Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science Changing the Culture.

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Matched citations: S. 800

Sens. Kirk (R-Ill.), Bennet (D-Colo.), Hatch (R-Utah), Murkowski (R-Alaska), Isakson (R-Ga.), and Collins (R-Maine) - The Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act (S. 800): Legislation to update rehabilitation research for the first time in more than 20 years and require the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) to develop and periodically update a comprehensive research plan for rehabilitation research and report to Congress on an annual basis regarding benchmarks in that plan. Sens. Isakson (R-Ga.) and Murphy (D-Conn.) - The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 (S. 849): Legislation to help advance our understanding of neurological diseases and help researchers access data on these diseases in order to discover new therapies and cures. Concussion Surveillance: +$5 million increase - to establish and oversee a national surveillance system to accurately determine the incidence of sports-related concussions among youth ages 5-21, making CDC fully responsive to the recommendations issued in a 2013 report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now National Academy of Sciences, entitled Sports Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science Changing the Culture.

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Matched citations: S. 849

Sens. Kirk (R-Ill.), Bennet (D-Colo.), Hatch (R-Utah), Murkowski (R-Alaska), Isakson (R-Ga.), and Collins (R-Maine) - The Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act (S. 800): Legislation to update rehabilitation research for the first time in more than 20 years and require the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) to develop and periodically update a comprehensive research plan for rehabilitation research and report to Congress on an annual basis regarding benchmarks in that plan. Sens. Isakson (R-Ga.) and Murphy (D-Conn.) - The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 (S. 849): Legislation to help advance our understanding of neurological diseases and help researchers access data on these diseases in order to discover new therapies and cures.

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Matched citations: S. 800

Sens. Kirk (R-Ill.), Bennet (D-Colo.), Hatch (R-Utah), Murkowski (R-Alaska), Isakson (R-Ga.), and Collins (R-Maine) - The Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act (S. 800): Legislation to update rehabilitation research for the first time in more than 20 years and require the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) to develop and periodically update a comprehensive research plan for rehabilitation research and report to Congress on an annual basis regarding benchmarks in that plan. Sens. Isakson (R-Ga.) and Murphy (D-Conn.) - The Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 (S. 849): Legislation to help advance our understanding of neurological diseases and help researchers access data on these diseases in order to discover new therapies and cures.

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Matched citations: S. 849