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2024 Fairfax, Va. – In a victory for the brain injury community, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recognized traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a chronic health condition.
CMS has added TBI to its list of chronic conditions for chronic special needs plans (C-SNPs) through its Medicare Advantage program effective for the January 2025 plan year. The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) will continue to fight to expand coverage for all types of brain injury with the ultimate goal of greater coverage across all forms of public and private insurance.
“We are thrilled that CMS agrees with our stance that brain injury is a chronic health condition, and has provided official recognition,” said Rick Willis, President and CEO of the Brain Injury Association of America. “This is an important first step in our fight to expand coverage for brain injury beyond acute care and helps us to make our case that brain injury should be treated by healthcare providers as a chronic condition like heart disease or diabetes.”
The addition of TBI to the list of chronic conditions was included in a rule published in the Federal Register earlier this year. Getting official recognition of TBI as a chronic condition from CMS is a significant step forward and provides validation that brain injury should be more broadly recognized as a chronic condition.
BIAA news
CMS has added TBI to its list of chronic conditions for chronic special needs plans (C-SNPs) through its Medicare Advantage program effective for the January 2025 plan year. The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) will continue to fight to expand coverage for all types of brain injury with the ultimate goal of greater coverage across all forms of public and private insurance.
“We are thrilled that CMS agrees with our stance that brain injury is a chronic health condition, and has provided official recognition,” said Rick Willis, President and CEO of the Brain Injury Association of America. “This is an important first step in our fight to expand coverage for brain injury beyond acute care and helps us to make our case that brain injury should be treated by healthcare providers as a chronic condition like heart disease or diabetes.”
The addition of TBI to the list of chronic conditions was included in a rule published in the Federal Register earlier this year. Getting official recognition of TBI as a chronic condition from CMS is a significant step forward and provides validation that brain injury should be more broadly recognized as a chronic condition.
BIAA news
August 2024. BIAG is pleased to announce our Resource Facilitation Program (RFP) is now rolling into year 4 of a 5 year grant *. RFP is a free service offered by the Brain Injury Association of Georgia (BIAG) to people with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), their families, caregivers, and community to navigate medical and general life challenges after a TBI. RFP Director, Jane Jackson and Chantal Davis, Resource Facilitator, provide consultation and guidance to improve coping skills following TBI by connecting individuals with needed supports including information, education, and resources. Currently serving metro Atlanta counties. The RFP is made possible by an ACL *Grant awarded to the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund.
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