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Autism Speaks | On the road to autism insurance reform: The Autism Law Summit | May 26, 2016 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
On the road to autism insurance reform: The Autism Law Summit May 26, 2016 As a full-time autism advocate, the highlight of my professional year is the annual Autism Law Summit. The Autism Law Summit is a national gathering of self-selected advocates who want to change autism law and policy for the better. I started…
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Autism Speaks | Ohio EPSDT lawsuit filed for autism-related Medicaid coverage | Sept. 15, 2015 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Ohio EPSDT lawsuit filed for autism-related Medicaid coverage September 15, 2015 Earlier this month a federal lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against CareSource, one of the state’s largest Medicaid managed care organizations, for refusing to cover medically necessary applied behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment for children…
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Autism Speaks | Nebraska judge rules in favor of families with autism | July 7, 2015 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Nebraska judge rules in favor of families with autism July 07, 2015 In a major legal victory for Nebraska families, a state court judge, John Colborn, has ruled that Nebraska is obligated to cover medically necessary treatments for children affected with autism. An estimated one-third of all children with autism receive primary coverage through Medicaid. In 2014,…
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Autism Speaks Honors The Nation’s Top Advocates For 2014 | Nov. 17, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
Autism Speaks Honors The Nation’s Top Advocates For 2014 November 17, 2014 NASHVILLE, TN — Autism Speaks announced its 2014 advocacy awards at the 9th annual Autism Law Summit held here, presenting the Speak Out Award to Anna Bullard and her daughter Ava from Georgia. The awards are presented at the annual conference to honor those…
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Autism Speaks | California To Start Medicaid Coverage Monday for ABA For Autism | Sept. 11, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
California To Start Medicaid Coverage Monday for ABA For Autism September 11, 2014 SACRAMENTO, CA (September 11, 2014) – As many as 75,000 primarily low-income California children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will become eligible for a life-altering form of treatment through Medi-Cal starting Monday when California becomes the first state to implement a federal directive to…
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Autism Speaks | Medicaid Coverage for ABA By States Accelerates | Sept. 15, 2014 #AutisticHistory #EndAutismSpeaks #BanABA
Medicaid Coverage for ABA By States Accelerates September 15, 2014 NEW YORK (September 15, 2014) — In response to a July directive from the federal government to step up Medicaid-funded treatment for autism, a number of states are quickly moving forward to add benefits for behavioral health treatment. One state–Hawai’i–has been hit with a class action suit for failing…
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Autism Speaks’ Dan Unumb Weighs in On Medicaid Change | Aug. 26, 2014 #AutisticHistory #EndAutismSpeaks #BanABA
Autism Speaks’ Dan Unumb Weighs in On Medicaid Change August 26, 2014 (August 26, 2014) – Kaiser Health News (KHN) has examined how the states are reacting to the federal government’s July directive to cover medically necessary treatments for autism for individuals under age 21. An estimated one-third of all children with autism receive primary coverage through Medicaid. The announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
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