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Autism Speaks | Kansas Agency Continues Autism Insurance Benefits through 2013 for State Employe | June 11, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Kansas Agency Continues Autism Insurance Benefits through 2013 for State Employe June 11, 2012 TOPEKA (June 11, 2012) — A committee of the Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) voted today to continue autism insurance benefits under the State Employee Health Plan through 2013. The KDHE decision averted the possibility of Kansas becoming the only […]
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Autism Speaks | HB.2764 Fails by Two Votes in the Senate, Ending Hopes for Expanded Autism Insur | May 17, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
HB.2764 Fails by Two Votes in the Senate, Ending Hopes for Expanded Autism Insur May 17, 2012 TOPEKA, KS (May 17, 2012) — An 11th-hour push to move HB.2764 to the Senate floor for a final vote fell two votes short of approval, ending hopes for expanded autism insurance reform in 2012. A motion to remove […]
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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 | Summary of 2012 Kansas Autism Insurance Reform Bill | Feb. 23, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Summary of 2012 Kansas Autism Insurance Reform Bill: HB.2764 – Introduced in the House Federal and State Affairs Committee February 23, 2012 The bill would: Require state-regulated health insurance group policies to provide coverage of the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders through age 18 Direct that coverage of treatments include evidence-based care […]
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Autism Speaks Endorses 2012 Kansas Bill Expanding Autism Insurance Coverage to Include More Families | Feb. 23, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Endorses 2012 Kansas Bill Expanding Autism Insurance Coverage to Include More Families February 23, 2012 NEW YORK, NY (February 23, 2012) — Autism Speaks, the worlds largest autism science and advocacy organization, today endorsed HB 2764 which would continue coverage for state employees provided under Kansas’ 2010 autism insurance reform law and extend the same coverage to […]
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Autism Speaks | Kansas City Star: Kansas Legislature Can Learn From Missouri’s Experience (PDF Avail) | Feb. 6, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Kansas City Star: Kansas Legislature Can Learn From Missouri’s Experience February 06, 2012 KANSAS CITY, MO (February 6, 2012) — The Kansas City Star in an editorial, ‘One step forward,’ said the Kansas legislature could learn from Missouri’s experience in considering an expansion of autism insurance benefits. The editorial was referring to a new study by the Missouri Department of […]
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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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