Public Policy

NASHIA represents your collective voice in Washington DC. We advocate for additional federal resources and facilitate important partnerships between agencies that result in a greater awareness of the needs of individuals living with brain injury.

 

Brain Injury Awareness Day 2024
and 3rd Annual SEED Summit

NASHIA's 3rd Annual SEED Summit will be held on March 5 and 7, 2024, and Brain Injury Awareness Day will be on March 5 and 6, 2024 in Washington DC. The SEED Summit is for partners who are directly engaged in building state service and support systems. This includes state program directors and staff, state affiliates, advocacy organizations and staff, P & A systems, advisory board chairs, but can include other influencers that are at your decision making table. NASHIA Hill Day is for anyone!

In addition, sign up to join NASHIA, BIAA, USBIA, and other members of the brain injury community for a rally and meetings on Capitol Hill for Brain Injury Awareness Day. 

SEED Summit Registration is now open!

Advocacy Materials for Brain Injury Hill Day 2024

FY2024 Recommendations for Federal Traumatic Brain Injury Act Programs

CDC National Concussion Surveillance System

Should you have any questions about these activities in DC,

please feel free to reach out to Zaida Ricker,

NASHIA's Policy and Partnerships Advisor, at zricker@nashia.org.

Congressional Brain Injury Task Force

Awareness Briefing: The Importance and Value of Advocacy — Engaging with Policy Makers

March 16, 2022

View the Briefing Here

Hear Cong. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Co-chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force talk about brain injury during the 2021 NASHIA State of the States Meeting as we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the TBI Act.

Hear Cong. Don Bacon (R-NE), Co-chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, talk about his work with the Task Force to promote funding and legislation during the 2021 NASHIA State of the States Meeting as we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the TBI Act.

Key Policy Issues

 

Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Funding

NASHIA FY 2023 Appropriations Summary, Dec. 28, 2022

Organizational Support Letter for NCSS Funding

NASHIA Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee on FY 2023 TBI Funding, May 25, 2022

NASHIA Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on FY 2023 TBI Funding, May 10, 2022

Senator Van Hollen “Dear Colleague” Letter for TBI Appropriations, March 31, 2022

CBITF Co-Chairs “Dear Colleague” Letter for TBI Appropriations, March 29, 2022

Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Handouts

NASHIA & Organizational Support for CDC National Concussion Surveillance System, May 4, 2022

NASHIA and BIAA FY2023 Appropriations Recommendations

Federal Policies

NASHIA Letter to ACL on OAA Regulations, June 6, 2022

Letter to CMS on Proposed Rehab NBPP for 2023, Jan. 27, 2022

Cong. Ayanna Pressley and Don Beyer Letter Urging the CDC to Report Data on Disability and Long COVID, Jan. 25, 2022

Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557, July 26, 2021

Medicaid & HCBS

Potential Impact of Additional Federal Funds for Medicaid HCBS for Seniors and People with Disabilities, KFF, May 28, 2020

CMS Guidance on ARP HCBS FMAP, May 13, 2021

NASHIA Response Letter to Draft HCBS Access Act, April 26, 2021

Sign on Letter to Support HCBS in COVID Relief Reconciliation, Feb. 23, 2021

CCD & DAC Sign on to Support COVID HCBS Relief Act, Feb. 2, 2021

Brain Injury HCBS Waivers & Other LTSS Funding Options

Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions 

 

Policy News for Members

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