Policy Information

Insurance

Overview

Insurance and other third-party payers are the primary payers of emergency, acute care, and treatment of individuals who are hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury.  Insurance policies also cover to some degree rehabilitation and individual therapies. NASHIA supports parity for people with brain injury in accessing services under insurance plans.  In some States, legislatures have mandated for coverage for cognitive rehabilitation, mental health, and/or substance abuse services with regard to those policies for which they have jurisdiction.  NASHIA opposes any Federal initiative that would remove the ability of States to mandate coverage and/or lessen their ability to regulate the insurance industry on behalf of the consumer.

Press Releases

9/22/2006: On behalf of the Campaign for Children's Health Care, Families USA released a new report, "No Shelter from the Storm: America's Uninsured Children." [Press Release: PDF 172 KB] [Report: PDF 284 KB]

Letters to Congress

Sign-on letter to Senators Domenici, Kennedy, and Enzi [PDF 82 KB] sent June 20, 2007 from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (with NASHIA and other organizations) offering strong support for swift Senate passage of S. 558, the Mental Health Parity Act of 2007.