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Autism Speaks | Six-Year Quest For Kansas Autism Insurance Reform Ends in Victory (PDFs Avail.) | April 16, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Six-Year Quest For Kansas Autism Insurance Reform Ends in Victory April 16, 2014 OVERLAND PARK, KS (April 16, 2014) — Governor Sam Brownback today signed legislation expanding autism insurance coverage beyond the state employee health benefit program, culminating a six-year campaign to enact more meaningful reform in Kansas. Enactment of the law also made Kansas the…
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Autism Speaks | 125-0: Kansas House Votes For Insurance Reform (PDF Avail.) | March 21, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #AutisticHealthcare
125-0: Kansas House Votes For Insurance Reform March 21, 2014 TOPEKA (March 20, 2014) — The Kansas House of Representatives approved a compromise autism insurance reform bill 125-0 and sent the measure to the Senate. Sponsored by Rep. John Rubin (R-Shawnee) below, the bill, HB.2744, was amended to increase required weekly coverage for applied behavior analysis (ABA) from 10 hours…
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Autism Speaks Statement On Kansas ‘Compromise’ Bill (PDF Avail) | Feb. 19, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #STOPBigAutism
Autism Speaks Statement On Kansas ‘Compromise’ Bill February 19, 2014 TOPEKA (February 19, 2014) — Autism Speaks is urging Kansas lawmakers to reject HB.2704, a bill introduced late last week in the House Insurance Committee and misrepresented as a “compromise” bill by its proponents. Neither the autism community nor Rep. John Rubin, the sponsor of HB.2531, have endorsed…
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Autism Speaks | Autism Speaks Endorses 2014 Kansas Insurance Reform Bill | Jan. 29, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Endorses 2014 Kansas Insurance Reform Bill January 29, 2014 TOPEKA (January 29, 2014) — Autism Speaks endorsed legislation introduced in Kansas to expand autism insurance benefits provided since 2010 to state employees to cover more families. The bill (HB.2531) was introduced by Rep. John Rubin (R-Shawnee) [left] and would require coverage for the screening, diagnosis…
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Autism Speaks | HB.2764 Approved 92-30 in House, Moves to Senate (PDF Avail) | March 21, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
HB.2764 Approved 92-30 in House, Moves to Senate March 21, 2012 TOPEKA, KS (March 21, 2012) — The Kansas House of Representatives approved HB.2764, the autism insurance reform expansion bill, rejecting several harmful amendments before the 92-30 vote. The bill moves next to the Senate. To learn more about how HB.2764 compares to existing law, below.…
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Autism Speaks | Six-Year Quest For Kansas Autism Insurance Reform Ends in Victory | April 16, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Six-Year Quest For Kansas Autism Insurance Reform Ends in Victory April 16, 2014 OVERLAND PARK, KS (April 16, 2014) — Governor Sam Brownback today signed legislation expanding autism insurance coverage beyond the state employee health benefit program, culminating a six-year campaign to enact more meaningful reform in Kansas. Enactment of the law also made Kansas the…
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Autism Speaks | Topeka Lights It Up, Autism Bill Heads To Governor | April 2, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Topeka Lights It Up, Autism Bill Heads To Governor April 02, 2014 TOPEKA (April 2, 2014) — The Kansas Senate marked 2014 World Autism Awareness Day by ending years of legislative debate and approving a bill that would expand insurance coverage of medically necessary treatments of autism. The measure heads to Gov. Sam Brownback. Sponsored by Rep. John…
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