Prompted by a recent Institute of Medicine report finding that cognitive rehabilitation therapy is moderately effective in treating traumatic brain injury but that more work is necessary to standardize and research treatments, Chairman McCaskill sent letters today to the Defense Department, Department of Education, Department of Health & Human Services, and the Department of Veterans Affairs asking for information about how these agencies plan to implement the Institute’s recommendations.

Letter to Duncan re: IOM Recommendations

Letter to Panetta re: IOM Recommendations

Letter to Sebelius re: IOM Recommendations

Letter to Shinseki re: IOM Recommendations