Legislative Updates

Summary of FY 2012 Appropriations and Applicable Report Language (PDF)

Senate Committee Report No. 112-84 (Sept 22, 2011) (PDF)
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
FY 2012 Appropriation Bill 

ACRM Comments on AHRQ Draft Report, February 2012 (PDF)
On February 6, 2012, ACRM submitted comments on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality draft report, Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. ACRM comments address concerns that the report reveals:

• Inadequate understanding of TBI post-acute rehabilitation;
• Deficiencies in the methodology;
• Insufficient consideration of the unintended consequences of paper on individuals with TBI and their families;
• Lack of recognition of the fiscal implications of the recommendations calling for a comprehensive research agenda; and
• Lack of summary comments.