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Autism Speaks | Cuomo Enacts NY ABA Licensing Law | Jan. 10, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Cuomo Enacts NY ABA Licensing Law January 10, 2014 ALBANY (January 10, 2014) — Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed a bill facilitating insurance coverage for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for autism by creating a state licensing procedure for practitioners. The new licensing process puts to rest a bureaucratic issue that early last year thwarted ABA coverage…
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Autism Speaks | Cuomo Enacts NY ABA Licensing Law | Jan. 10, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #StopBigAutism
Cuomo Enacts NY ABA Licensing Law January 10, 2014 ALBANY (January 10, 2014) — Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed a bill facilitating insurance coverage for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for autism by creating a state licensing procedure for practitioners. The new licensing process puts to rest a bureaucratic issue that early last year thwarted ABA coverage…
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NY Clears Roadblock to ABA Insurance Coverage | July 31, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
NY Clears Roadblock to ABA Insurance Coverage July 31, 2013 ALBANY (July 31, 2013) — After months of pressure from the state’s autism community and Legislature, the Cuomo administration has dropped a regulatory requirement that has blocked families from gaining the insurance coverage for applied behavior analysis (ABA) they were promised under New York’s 2011 autism insurance…
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Autism Speaks | State Proposal Would Gut Insurance Reform Law (PDF Avail) | Nov. 21, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
State Proposal Would Gut Insurance Reform Law November 21, 2012 NEW YORK (November 21, 2012) — The New York Department of Financial Services today published emergency regulations that would effectively deny access to ABA coverage under the state’s 2011 autism insurance reform law. Autism Speaks immediately demanded the rules be revised or withdrawn. The proposed rules would require…
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Autism Speaks | New York Includes Autism Benefits in Health Reform Plan | Oct. 2, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
New York Includes Autism Benefits in Health Reform Plan October 02, 2012 ALBANY (October 2, 2012) — New York has included autism coverage as part of the “essential health benefits” package individual and small group health plans will have to begin offering in the state in 2014 as part of federal health care reform. Under the Affordable Care Act…
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Autism Speaks | And Justice For All in N.Y.’ Albany Times-Union | June 27, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
And Justice For All in N.Y.’ Albany Times-Union June 27, 2012 ALBANY (June 27, 2012) — The Albany Times-Union published “And Justice For All in N.Y.,” an opinion piece authored by Autism Speaks Co-founder Bob Wright and Clarence Sundram, a special advisor to Governor Andrew Cuomo, lauding New York’s Protection of People with Special Needs Act as a national model.…
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Compromise New York Bill Gains Autism Speaks’ Support | June 18, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Compromise New York Bill Gains Autism Speaks’ Support June 18, 2012 NEW YORK, NY (June 18, 2012) Autism Speaks, the nation’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, today announced its support for the compromise worked out between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on the landmark Protection…
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