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Autism Speaks | Kansas Parents Gear Up For Another Run at Insurance Reform | Aug. 12, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Kansas Parents Gear Up For Another Run at Insurance Reform August 12, 2013 KANSAS CITY (Aug. 12, 2013) — The Kansas City Star offers a portrait of life in Kansas, one of just 17 remaining states yet to require insurance coverage for autism, though the experience of a family left without coverage for their daughter. The Star reports that Kansas…
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Autism Speaks | Notes From The Hill by Liz Feld | Nov. 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #StopBigAutism
Notes From The Hill By Autism Speaks President Liz Feld: For hundreds of autism advocates, last week marked the launch of a 2014 policy agenda that will provide meaningful benefit to the entire autism community. Over 200 volunteer leaders from classrooms, boardrooms, small towns, big cities, and service sectors from across the country convened for…
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Autism Speaks and Washington Listens | Nov. 15, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks and Washington Listens Advocates and policymakers gather at inaugural autism policy and action summit to call for national autism plan November 15, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 15, 2013) – Autism Speaks yesterday was joined by hundreds of advocates on Capitol Hill. More than 260 autism activists from across the nation visited all 535 members…
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Autism Speaks | Autism Coverage For Federal Employees Makes Advances | Nov. 8, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Coverage For Federal Employees Makes Advances November 08, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC (November 8, 2013) — More insurance carriers participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) will provide autism benefits in 2014, including the first carrier serving most of northern Virginia. However, many gaps in coverage remain in the FEHB program which is the nation’s largest…
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Autism Speaks | KS State Workers Gain Permanent Autism Benefits | June 14, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
KS State Workers Gain Permanent Autism Benefits June 14, 2013 TOPEKA (June 14, 2013) — A pilot autism insurance benefit created for state employees under a 2010 law has been made permanent by the Kansas State Employee Health Care Commission. The decision avoids the possibility of Kansas becoming the only state to eliminate autism insurance coverage and…
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Autism Speaks | KCTV: A Tale Of 2 States | April 3, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
KCTV: A Tale Of 2 States April 03, 2013 PRAIRIE VILLAGE (April 3, 2013) — KCTV Reporter Erika Tallon reports on the phenomenon of Missouri kids, whose state requires autism insurance coverage, crossing the border to Prairie Village in Kansas, which does not require coverage, to get ABA treatment. Mike Wasmer, Autism Speaks associate director of state government affairs, was interviewed. Group…
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Autism Speaks | Autism Speaks Endorses New Kansas Insurance Reform Bills (PDF Avail.) | Feb. 13, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Endorses New Kansas Insurance Reform Bills February 13, 2013 TOPEKA (February 13, 2013) — Autism Speaks today endorsed SB.175 and HB.2317, the new autism insurance reform bills, which would extend the 2010 pilot program for state employees to cover all Kansas residents with state-regulated health plans. Since the pilot program started, the prevalence of autism nationally has been revised…
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