Brain Injury & Insurance

Brain Injury & Insurance

Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for a premium.

GLOSSARY OF INSURANCE TERMS

http://www.iii.org/media/glossary/

Insurance Issues

http://www.tbirecovery.org/Insurance.html

Costs & Insurance
Medicare PPS May Significantly Decrease Funding for Individuals with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
http://www.biausa.org/modelsystems/tbi_ms_67.htm

An Analysis of FIM Score Rating Difficulties that can Affect Rehabilitation Payments
http://www.biausa.org/modelsystems/tbi_ms_67.htm

Type of insurance affects rehabilitation options after traumatic brain injury
http://www.biausa.org/modelsystems/tbi_ms_1.htm

Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Hospital Bills and Costs http://www.biausa.org/modelsystems/tbi_ms_122.htm

Advocacy

Medicare Part D Monitoring Project

http://www.birf.info/advocacy/nation/medicare-d.html

Who Pays the Bills for Brain Injury

When There is an Accident?

http://www.birf.info/advocacy/adv-articles/adv_lib_biap.html

Traumatic Brain Injuries: Challenging HMO Guidelines-

Are Patients Powerful or Powerless?

http://www.biausa.org/publications/tbi_challenging_hmo.htm

Insurance Coverage fail you might need a Lawyer.

A Few Good Lawyers

http://www.headinjury.com/legalserv.htm

Lawyer Finder Checklist
http://www.headinjury.com/lawyrcheck.htm

Legal Research
http://www.headinjury.com/legalresearch.htm

Policy Information

https://www.nashia.org/policy/insurance.html

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Programs
http://www.biausa.org/publications/ssi_ssdi.htm

COBRA
Short for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. A federal law under which group health plans sponsored by employers with 20 or more employees must offer continuation of coverage to employees who leave their jobs and their dependents. The employee must pay the entire premium. Coverage can be extended up to 18 months. Surviving dependents can receive longer coverage

http://www.cobrainsurance.com/COBRA_Insurance/simple_STM.htm

COBRAInsurance.net
http://www.cobrainsurance.net/

FAQs About COBRA Continuation Health Coverage
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_consumer_cobra.html
Cobra Help Center
http://www.cobrahelpcenter.com/

Health Insurance Coverage

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/nchsdefs/healthinsurancecov.htm

Medicaid

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/nchsdefs/medicaid.htm

Medicare

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/nchsdefs/medicare.htm

Insurance Information Institute

http://www.iii.org/

Insurance Coverage (7 megabyte PDF) 13 pages
http://www.biausa.org/elements/professionals/2008_arm_article01plus_graph.pdf

Health Insurance Issues
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/c/special-needs/resources/insurance.htm

http://www.biail.org/

info@biail.org

(312) 726-5699 or 800-699-6443

Brain Injury Group

A head injury is not something that CAN happen. It DOES happen!