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Autism Speaks Presents National Award to Missouri DIFP | Oct. 22, 2011 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Presents National Award to Missouri DIFP October 22, 2011 Jefferson City, Mo. – The nation’s largest advocacy group for autism has rewarded the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration for its implementation of the state’s new autism insurance law. The sixth annual Autism Law Summit was sponsored by Autism Speaks, which […]
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Autism Speaks Presents White Paper to HHS on Autism Coverage and Essential Health Benefits | Oct. 20. 2011 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Presents White Paper to HHS on Autism Coverage and Essential Health Benefits October 20, 2011 WASHINGTON, DC (October 20, 2011) — Autism Speaks presented the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a White Paper outlining why autism treatments and services should be included in the “essential health benefits” package under the Patient […]
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COVERAGE OF AUTISM SERVICES UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT’S ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS PACKAGE (PDF Avail.) | October 2011 #AutisticHistory #BanaBA
COVERAGE OF AUTISM SERVICES UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT’S ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS PACKAGE Autism is an increasingly common but treatable condition whose impact on society makes it a national health priority. Legislative history and sound policy dictate that “behavioral health treatment” and “habilitation services and devices” be defined so as to provide applied behavior analysis […]
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Autism Speaks | LA Times’ David Lazarus: ‘Autism treatment law again shows insurers’ need for therapy’ | Oct. 11, 2011 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
LA Times’ David Lazarus: ‘Autism treatment law again shows insurers’ need for therapy’ October 11, 2011 In a column and video in the Oct. 11 edition of the Los Angeles Times, columnist David Lazarus reacts to Gov. Brown’s enactment of SB.946, the autism insurance reform billl. “When I read that Monday, my first thought was: Why […]
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Autism Speaks | State Insurance Commissioner: Autism Benefits ‘Long Overdue’ | Oct. 11, 2011 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
State Insurance Commissioner: Autism Benefits ‘Long Overdue’ October 11, 2011 SACRAMENTO (Oct. 11, 2011) — California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones applauded Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of SB 946, the autism insurance reform bill, as “long overdue” recognition that behavioral treatments should be treated as covered medical benefits. The state Insurance Department took a leading role in […]
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Autism Speaks Warns CA Insurers Want to Shift Costs to Taxpayers | Oct. 6, 2011 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Warns CA Insurers Want to Shift Costs to Taxpayers October 06, 2011 SACRAMENTO (Oct. 6, 2011) – Capitol Weekly today published ‘Health insurers want taxpayers to pick up the tab for autism care,’ a commentary by Peter Bell, Autism Speaks executive vice president for programs and services. The opinion piece was in response to assertions by the California […]
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Autism Speaks | Los Angeles Times Endorses SB946: ‘Gov. Jerry Brown Should Sign It’ | Sept. 30, 2011 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Los Angeles Times Endorses SB946: ‘Gov. Jerry Brown Should Sign It’ September 30, 2011 LOS ANGELES (September 30, 2011) – California’s largest daily newspaper, the Los Angeles Times, in an editorial published today urged Gov. Jerry Brown to sign SB.946, the autism insurance reform bill sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg. An autism treatment worth […]
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