Last week the President released his budget for 2014. This budget provides recommendations for how the Administration believes programs and services should be funded in the upcoming year. Congress w...

The Roman Reed Bill was signed into law in the state of California in 2000, and initially dedicated $1 million per year over five years for spinal cord injury research in the state. Since its inceptio...

We wanted to bring your attention back to an issue we mentioned a couple of weeks ago regarding the New York Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP). As you know, the program has raised over $70 m...

At the end of this week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) face the threat of drastic funding cuts known as sequestration. These across-the-board cuts will have a significant impact on paralysis...

Over the past months we've been providing you with updates on the Jimmo v. Sebelius settlement. This settlement ensures that Medicare can no longer use the “improvement standard” to de...

We want to make everyone aware of an issue that is developing in New York that impacts spinal cord research. The New York Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCRIP) was established in 1998 and has ra...

On Wednesday, January 30, the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) and United Spinal presented a webinar on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The webinar provided a broad background on th...

Today at 1pm EST, the CDC will rebroadcast its Grand Rounds webinar on disability in public health. The webinar was not broadcast the first time due to technical difficulties. The rebroadcast of the G...

Today at 3:30pm EST, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) will continue its series of webinars on the Affordable Care Act and its impact on older adults, people with disabilities and the agin...

Over the past few months, we’ve been updating you on the court case regarding the Medicare “improvement standard.” This standard resulted in Medicare coverage being denied to thousan...

On Wednesday, January 30 at 2pm EST, the American Association on Health and Disability and United Spinal will host a webinar entitled, "Health Care Reform's Impact on People with Disabilities...

On Tuesday, January 29 at 3:30pm EST, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) will host a webinar entitled “Promising Practices for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports.”...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will expand coverage to millions of Americans through the creation of Health Insurance Marketplaces and the expansion of state Medicaid programs. In a proposed rule rele...

Background: Previously, Medicare beneficiaries—particularly those with long-term or debilitating conditions and those who needed rehabilitation services—were subject to the so-called &ldq...

As you may have heard, Congress recently passed legislation to avert going over the fiscal cliff. Within that legislation a few provisions were included which directly impacted the spinal cord injury...