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Autism Speaks | 6 States Ring In New Year With Stronger Autism Insurance Laws | Jan. 5, 2015 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
6 States Ring In New Year With Stronger Autism Insurance Laws January 05, 2015 Thousands of children with autism now have access to new or enhanced insurance benefits to cover behavioral health treatment and physical, occupational and speech therapies in six states with the start of the new year. Meanwhile, campaigns to deliver or strengthen those same benefits for…
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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 | Topeka Lights It Up, Autism Bill Heads To Governor | April 2, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #AutisticHealthcare
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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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 | Autism Caucus Grows After AS2DC Summit | Nov. 14, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #StopBigAutism
Autism Caucus Grows After AS2DC Summit November 14, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC (November 14, 2013) — U.S. Senator Bob Casey [D-PA] and Reps. Tim Griffin [R-AR] and Kevin Yoder [R-KS] have joined the Congressional Autism Caucus, a bipartisan group in Congress that helps lead the federal reponse to autism. The three lawmakers made their decisions during the Autism Speaks to Washington…
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