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Survivors and clinicians press for mandatory insurance coverage of cognitive rehabilitation after brain injury
Summary
The Brain Injury Association, clinicians and survivors urged the committee to require private insurers to cover after‑hospital cognitive rehabilitation for acquired brain injury, arguing it reduces long‑term institutionalization and saves public dollars.
Survivors, neurologists and rehabilitation program directors urged the Joint Committee on Financial Services to require commercial insurers to cover comprehensive cognitive rehabilitation following acquired brain injury, saying after‑hospital programs frequently enable people to return home and avoid long‑term skilled‑nursing placements.
Kelly Budilleri of the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts said more than 71,000 traumatic brain injuries require emergency or inpatient care each…
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