Giffords to get TBI treatment Tricare refuses for troops
ProPublica reports that Representative Gabrielle Giffords will receive treatment for head wound that Tricare has refused to approve for troops who suffer from Traumatic Brain Injury;
If Giffords does end up receiving it, she’ll be getting a treatment that many troops don’t. As we’ve reported, the Pentagon’s health program, Tricare, has refused to cover cognitive rehabilitation therapy for the tens of thousands of service members who have suffered brain injuries in the line of duty. Tricare, which provides insurance-style coverage to troops and many veterans, does cover speech and occupational therapy, which are often part of cognitive rehabilitation.
Though top brain specialists have endorsed cognitive rehabilitation as an effective treatment for brain injury, Tricare officials have said that scientific evidence does not justify providing it comprehensively to troops.
I think I’ve proven beyond any doubt here that I’m no brain surgeon, but it seems to me that if this treatment is good enough for a congresswoman, it’s good enough for the troops.
Category: Veteran Health Care
funny how that works. Of course I bet that you could NEVER get congress to notice the inconsistency.
Those on the frontlines should be getting the VIP treatment, period. That is some kind of bullshit.
Who in Washington will lead by example? I don’t have any faith left in any of them…
The only “scientific evidence” they have “that does not justify providing it comprehensively to troops” is the same old story: it has a variable length of treatment time, and the results are not gauranteed. Rehabilitation and preventative medicine are the two areas that insurance companies tend to put on the brakes when it comes to paying for treatment.
I called her office to request information to confirm that she is receiving treatment denied by tricare. My neighbor is an independent investigator for tricare, I’ll see if I can get any information from him about this.
Tucson District Office
The Honorable Gabrielle Giffords
1661 N. Swan, Suite 112
Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone: (520) 881-3588
Fax: (520) 322-9490
Washington elitism strikes again.
I don’t understand why this is such a big deal, I would imagine there are lots of treatments available to those involved in their own healthcare decisions that are not provided to those on Gvt health care.
I personally am sick of the hourly updates on the radio of Gifford’s condition. I’d rather hear the reports of those in the wards @ Walter Reed…
@Jacobite – The last time I checked a congressional health care plan IS government health care.
I think that the congressional health care plan should be abolished and they should transition to military health care. They should get the exact same level of care as they provide for our servicemen and women – even though the defenders of our liberty deserve much more.
Well, we all know that while all citizens are equal under the law, some are just more equal than others! – that needed a little updating for current times.
But she is a congress critter. They (and particularly the democrats there) know they are smarter, superior, and more special than the rank and file citizenry. This would logically follow that she rates the finest, most expensive care that we can pay for on her behalf. Proof that socialized healthcare is working. Yay for Obamacare. Socialism is always good for the socialists. BTW, that bitch is a total liberal. Check out her voting record, 87 percent liberal right down the line with anything Pelosi wanted. The first test of whether or not her brain worked is that when Pelosi came into her room and said”Vote”, her right hand shot up into the air. Just like before she got popped in the head. No brain to damage.
@USMC Steve – thanks for the slam at Dems. No, USMC Steve it isn’t a DEM v REP issue. It is an us v THEM issue. You are mean-spirited. Personally, I’m glad there is a healthcare law in effect. I did 11 years in the USAF, for my own reasons. I promptly was hit by a drunk driver while at a stop. TaDa brain injury! Now, if it wasn’t for that awful Healthcare plan (heck I’ll proudly say Obama inspired healthcare plan) I would be DENIED care if I moved jobs. Yep, all my TBI related headaches (chronic), delayed speech issues (chronic), and other issues would be swept under the rug by the RICH insurance agencies. But, that would be okay, because they are CAPITALIST and they rule (even if they put normal working stiffs like you and me in the grave).