Brain Injury Rehab|Texas to Cut Funding
Despite the importance of early and comprehensive brain-trauma rehabilitation, Texas is about to cut funds for this vital program.
Most health insurance policies do not cover comprehensive brain injury rehabilitation. This lack of coverage means that thousands of patients are discharged from hospitals with crippling brain injuires. These unfortunate folks are dispatched off to nursing homes or to languish in their beds at home. The first few months right after a brain injury are crucial to the injured person's future because it is during these months that the brain is most conducive to healing, according to data from the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation
Research. Fully two-thirds of patients discharged from rehab hospitals after a typical stay of only 16 days get no further treatment, these studies indicate.
People that have suffered brain-trauma need intensive therapy. Without it, these patients will never regain full use of their limbs, their ability to use language, their emotional balance and the ability to do simple, daily tasks.
Hats off to Texas. Frankly, I was surprised to learn that Texas is one of the few states that mandates the major health insurers cover brain injury rehabilitation. As we all know, the majority of Texans do not have health insurance. Texas has been stepping up and paying for those that lack adequate health insurance for up to six months. Unfortunately, this program is facing a 75% budget cut because of the state's fiscal crisis, according to Jane Boutte, President of the Brain Injury Association of Texas.
Obvioulsy there has to be give and take during any budget negotiation. But we must all ask ourselves if cutting programs that help some of the most vulnerable amongst us is the proper place to look for budget cuts.
If you, a loved one or a friend is struggling with a traumatic brain injury suffered in some type of an accident, give us a call. You will speak with an attorney that is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization that has handled many brain injury cases. Both Chad Points and Tony Denena are ready to go to work for you and get the compensation you need to get your life back.
Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Attorneys Tony Denena and Chad Points of Denena & Points, P.C. provide legal services to the cities of Houston, Galveston, Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Texas City, Channelview, Baytown, Bellaire, Pearland, Angleton, Dayton, Katy, The Woodlands, Humble, Kingwood, Sugar Land, Richmond, Rosenberg, Conroe, Spring, Tomball, Waller, Hempstead, Brenham and Austin. We handle cases throughout Harris, Brazoria, Galveston, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Chambers, Polk, Austin and Travis counties.
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