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BACKGROUND: Coverage policy ultimately determines the delivery of services. This article summarizes the authors' effort to ascertain the extent of publically available information on coverage for neurorehabilitation services internationally. OBJECTIVE: Present available data on neurorehabilitation coverage and examine the needs for further research in this area. METHODS: Review of published literature, review of government Web sites, survey of World Federation of NeuroRehabilitation (WFNR) program chairs, and attendees of the 2010 World Congress of NeuroRehabilitation. RESULTS: A wide variation in coverage was found internationally. Data are not routinely accessible. CONCLUSIONS: Informed policy requires current data. There is an opportunity for the WFNR to provide leadership in policy for neurorehabilitation services by assembling and maintaining current data on coverage policy internationally.
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