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4Chief medical officer of 5neurologic performance group Dr. Todd Abel says most people do not get 6proper care when they get a 7concussion. That's a problem 8NPG is trying to solve.

"It had to be available to everybody on a 9low-cost level."

NPG president Mark Slaughter says for the price of a 10copay, kids are covered up to $25,000 of insurance and includes the 11preseason 12baseline test and all the necessary 13follow-up testing and doctor's office visits.

"That's a 14game-changer for our city kids right now."

Sanford Miller, a former UT football player, is the sports director for Emerald Youth, a 15foundation that has more than 2,000 kids playing competitive sports.

"We still had a lot of kids within our programs that didn't have a doctor or didn't have insurance. And so, partnering with NPG helped us 16overcome that."

Miller says they have a 17physical therapist and 18CPR-certified coaches but, nobody that's an expert in 19head trauma. NPG has partnered with several East Tennessee youth sports groups already, serving thousands of kids in the area. Parents are 20buying in too.