Tricare denies coverage of newer TBI treatment

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Hospitalman Apprentice Jordan Varney, a corpsman assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, provides security for Marines during a patrol. Many service members who serve in combat are seeking new treatments for traumatic brain injuries.


Tricare denies coverage of newer TBI treatment
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Dec 31, 2010 10:37:33 EST

Military health officials are refusing to pay for a new treatment for traumatic brain injury despite widespread support for the therapy among doctors and lawmakers.