{"id":1020,"date":"2011-01-04T00:45:02","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T06:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/?p=1020"},"modified":"2011-01-04T00:45:02","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T06:45:02","slug":"military-nixes-coverage-for-cognitive-rehab-therapy-for-tbi-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/military-nixes-coverage-for-cognitive-rehab-therapy-for-tbi-cases.html","title":{"rendered":"Military Nixes Coverage For Cognitive Rehab Therapy For TBI Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The U.S. military has put out a lot of press releases, and made a lot of noise, about its concern for the traumatic brain injuries that our troops are sustaining. Then it\u00a0comes along and makes a lame-brained\u00a0decision that negates all the past lip service.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>USA Today reported that military health officials are refusing to cover cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT) for those with TBI &#8212; despite support for the therapy\u00a0among physicians and politicians.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/military\/2011-01-01-brain-injury-insurer_N.htm\">http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/military\/2011-01-01-brain-injury-insurer_N.htm<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>The military has based its decision to only cover CRT when it is part of other treatment, not stand-alone billed as a defined medical service, on a 2009 study done by the Tricare Management Agency. That study found that CRT hasn&#8217;t been scientifically proven to work.<\/p>\r\n<p>Some doctors quoted by USA Today said that they believe the military is denying coverage for CRT because the treatment is costly, as much as $50,000 for a four-month program,\u00a0to offer &#8220;one-on-one help for patiens to relearn basic life skills involving language, math and memory.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p>The door isn&#8217;t totally closed on covering CRT. The policy is under review, according to USA Today, and\u00a0the military has requested that the National Academy of Sciences&#8217;\u00a0Institutes of Medicine\u00a0examine whether CRT is effective in treating TBI patients.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Let&#8217;s hope the military does the right thing,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. military has put out a lot of press releases, and made a lot of noise, about its concern for the traumatic brain injuries that our troops are sustaining. 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