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Autism Speaks | Oregon Senate Approves Tougher Enforcement of Insurers | June 22, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Oregon Senate Approves Tougher Enforcement of Insurers June 22, 2013 SALEM (June 21, 2013) — The Oregon Senate has approved a bill, S.414A, that would strengthen the enforcement powers of the state Department of Consumer & Business Services over health insurers. The sponsor, Sen. Chip Shields, said the bill arose directly as a result of disputes involving…
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Autism Speaks | Globe: ‘Why can’t Harvard and BU employees get insurance coverage for autism therapies?’ | Dec. 22, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Globe: ‘Why can’t Harvard and BU employees get insurance coverage for autism therapies?’ December 22, 2012 BOSTON (December 22, 2012) — Boston Globe health reporter Deborah Kotz notes how employers with self-funded health plans decline to offer ABA benefits because they are regulated under federal law, rather than ARICA. Judith Ursitti, Autism Speaks’ director of state…
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Autism Speaks | AETNA Hit With Record Fine for Denying Autism Coverage | Sept. 27, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
AETNA Hit With Record Fine for Denying Autism Coverage September 27, 2012 JEFFERSON CITY, MO (September 27, 2012) — The state of Missouri has announced a settlement with Aetna Life Insurance Company for violating the state’s 2010 autism insurance reform law by illegally denying benefits. AETNA will pay a $1.5 million fine, the largest in Missouri history for an insurance…
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Autism Speaks | The Salt Lake Tribune: Lack of Autism Insurance Driving Families Out of State | June 15, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
The Salt Lake Tribune: Lack of Autism Insurance Driving Families Out of State June 15, 2012 SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake Tribune reporter Julia Lyon examines how the lack of autism insurance reform in Utah is driving some families out of state to obtain benefits. Without insurance for autism, Utah families leave state By…
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Archive | Letter to Governor From Bob Wright Urging ABA Coverage (PDF available ) | February 25, 2013 #StopBigAutism #BanABA
February 25, 2013 Dear Governor, Autism is a national epidemic that now affects 1 in every 88 children. This requires a broad-based response, including new opportunities to provide insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act. If your state has yet to offer that coverage, it is not too late to do so and I encourage…
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Snapshot | Google alerts – autism | Circa January 22, 2010 #AutisticHistory
Google News Alert for: autism Dealing With the Financial Burden of AutismNew York TimesBy WALECIA KONRAD WHEN Jeff Sell’s twin sons were found to have autism 13 years ago, he, like so many other parents in the same situation, found himself …See all stories on this topic Lack Of Facilities Poses Challenges For Autistic AdultsThePittsburghChannel.comPITTSBURGH — On Friday, Channel 4 Action News…
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Snapshot | Google Alerts – Autism | Circa October 2, 2008
Google Alert – autismgoogle alertsx Google Alerts googlealerts-noreply@google.comThu, Oct 2, 2008, 3:13 PM Google News Alert for: autism Legislature needs to address autismMuskogee Daily Phoenix – Muskogee,OK,USAThis committee also conducted another series of studies on autism and the need to consider mandates for insurance coverage for those with this disability. …See all stories on this…
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