Barbara Bate

Barbara Bate is Principal of Northeast Life Care Planning, Inc. (NLCP®), a nurse consulting company that provides a variety of services nationwide, including medical case management, medical cost analysis, Medicare set-aside allocations/conditional payment review, retrospective bill analysis, and life care plan development/review.

Barbara has over 40 years of experience as a registered nurse and holds certifications in Rehabilitation Nursing (CRRN®), Legal Nurse Consulting (LNCC®), Case Management (CCM, CMGT-BC), Life Care Planning (CNLCP®, CHLCP™), and Brain Injury (CBIS). She has provided medical case management services for patients with severe injuries such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputations, and orthopedic injuries since 1994 in addition to clinical work experience in the Operating Room, Recovery Room, Pediatrics and Obstetrics. Her life care planning experience includes working with individuals diagnosed with multiple trauma, chronic pain, spinal cord injury, brain injury, birth injuries, burns, amputations, blindness, and chronic healthcare issues.