Brain Injury Insider Episode 129: Federal Budget Cuts Threaten Brain Injury Research & Programs

Brain Injury Doesn’t Have an End Date, and Neither Should Federal Funding The proposed federal budget request to Congress eliminates federal funding for critical traumatic brain injury research and education programs. The proposal includes eliminating funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the umbrella agency responsible for TBI research, including the $8.25 million marked for brain injury research and public education about the dangers of concussions. Watch this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMP_Nd36ZtMBrain Injury Insider is a weekly podcast by The Brain Injury Law Firm ®, De Caro & Kaplen, LLP.Host Michael Kaplen is a passionate advocate of the rights of brain injury survivors, and has been fighting on their behalf for over 40 years.De Caro & Kaplen, LLP228 E. 45th Street, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10017Toll Free: (866) 272-4652e: [email protected]