Health Care Update
The BIAA has posted this Health Care Update:
On December 24, 2009, the Senate advanced its version of health care reform, opening the doors for negotiation with the House to reconcile differences between the two bills.
This week, negotiators worked to arrive at an agreement in principle to meld the bills, in the hope that a product be brought to the House floor this month. (CQ)
BIAA continues to fight to preserve several provisions from the House bill that are important for people with brain injury. Specifically, BIAA is working to ensure that insurance rating based on health status or pre-existing conditions and annual or lifetime limits on medical spending are prohibited. Also, BIAA is advocating to keep important consumer protections, including internal and external appeal requirements, provider network adequacy requirements, and greater transparency by insurance companies, in the final product.
