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Autism Speaks | ’60 Minutes’ Spotlights Insurance Denials For Mental Health | Dec. 16, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
’60 Minutes’ Spotlights Insurance Denials For Mental Health December 16, 2014 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has commended CBS “60 Minutes” for highlighting the difficulties individuals experience in securing longterm mental health coverage and highlighted his agency’s efforts to improve benfits, particularly for the treatment of autism. The CBS segment, entitled “Denied,” [view below] aired December…
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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 | Steinberg Extension Bill Advances in Senate | May 2, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Steinberg Extension Bill Advances in Senate May 02, 2013 SACRAMENTO (May 2, 2013) — The California Senate Health Committee voted unanimously to release (SB-126), a bill that would extend the state’s autism insurance reform law to 2019. Sponsored by Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, the bill goes next to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Steinberg sponsored the…
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Autism Speaks | California Judge Approves Sweeping New Rules on ABA | March 12, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
California Judge Approves Sweeping New Rules on ABA March 12, 2013 SACRAMENTO (March 12, 2013) — A state judge has given the California Department of Insurance the go-ahead to institute emergency regulations preventing state-regulated health insurers from limiting visits or costs for ABA treatment for autism. Proposed in response to widespread complaints of delays and denials in accessing ABA treatment,…
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Autism Speaks | California Declares Autism a ‘Public Health Crisis’ | Feb. 26, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
California Declares Autism a ‘Public Health Crisis’ February 26, 2013 SACRAMENTO (February 26, 2013) — California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has declared autism a “public health crisis” and proposed emergency regulations preventing state-regulated health plans from imposing arbitrary financial or visit caps for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). The emergency regulations were necessary because of “widespread confusion” among insurers and…
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Autism Speaks | Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms Order on Autism, Mental Health Parity | June 7, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms Order on Autism, Mental Health Parity June 07, 2012 SACRAMENTO (June 7, 2012) — A federal appeals court has reaffirmed that California health plans must cover all medically necessary treatment for mental disorders as they do for physical illnesses under the state’s Mental Health Parity Act, according to the California Department of…
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Autism Speaks | State Insurance Department Reaches Autism Settlements with Health Net, Cigna | Feb. 28, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
State Insurance Department Reaches Autism Settlements with Health Net, February 28, 2012 SACRAMENTO (February 28, 2012) — The California Department of Insurance announced that it has reached favorable settlements with two major health insurers, Health Net and Cigna, to cover behavioral therapy for autism when deemed medically necessary. “We are pleased that Health Net and Cigna…
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