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Traumatic Brain Injury: Programs Supporting Long-Term Services in Selected States

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 27, 1998
Report No. HEHS-98-55
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Summary:

With faster emergency response and advances in technology and treatment, the number of persons surviving traumatic brain injury has increased. Many adults with traumatic brain injury are cognitively impaired, and some have physical disabilities; however, their longevity is usually not affected. As a result, persons with permanent disability require long-term support services to remain in the community. The nine states GAO studied deliver long-term community-based services to adults with traumatic brain injury through Medicaid or state-funded programs. However, GAO found that few adults with traumatic brain injury are being served by these programs. On the basis of state reports of the number of persons who sustain a traumatic brain injury in a single year, the gap between the number receiving long-term services and the estimated number of disabled adults with traumatic brain injury remains wide.

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