Foothills Detachment 469

TBI/PTSD

1. 1.TSGLI: is covered only in combat areas, once done - converts back to SGLI [automatic]

Provided by the federal government

Federal government reluctance to accept HBOT = cost of treatment

1. oWe charge:                                          200.00 an hour in our clinic

Medicare rate:                                    275.00 an hour

1. oBilled to hospitals:                                        2000.00 an hour

DOD figures:                                     500.000 life time

1. oIt takes [80] treatments protocol:     160.000 billed at hospital rate

DOD: has now contacted with Institute of Medicine to do its own review and report to DOD

1. oMartial Arts workouts helps suffers of PTSD

1. 2.Alternative roads to recovery

National intrepid center of excellences

[866] 966 1020

Web: dcoe.health.mil/componentcenters/nicoe.apx

The pathway house

[707] 948 3031

Web: thepathwayhome.org

Healers and heroes

Web: njhealersandheroes.com

P2V

[877] 311 4728

Web: p2v.org

DOD’s T2 virtual PTSD experience

Web: t2health.org/vwproj

Source: The American legion PTSD magazine [The War Within Part II] October 2011

www.legion.org/magazine