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Cure Autism Now | Political Action News: Children’s Health Act of 2000 | July 17, 2000 #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism
POLITICAL ACTION NEWS Senate Children’s Health Bill – Senate Bill S2868 Monday, July 17, 2000 The Senate has introduced the bipartisan Children’s Health Act of 2000, which includes all the autism provisions found in the Advancement in Pediatric Autism Research Act, S.512. A companion bill has already passed in the house. Senator Frist, and Senator Jeffords, who chairs…
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Autism Speaks | U.S. Senate approves landmark biomedical innovations legislation | Dec. 7, 2016 #AutisticHistory #EndAutismSpeaks
U.S. Senate approves landmark biomedical innovations legislation Already approved by the U.S. House, the bill heads to President Obama’s desk December 07, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate passed biomedical innovations legislation known as the 21st Century Cures Act by a vote of 94-5. The legislation outlines provisions to increase funding of the National…
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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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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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Archived | GM, Chrysler Start Offering ABA Benefits | July 11, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
GM, Chrysler Start Offering ABA Benefits July 11, 2013 DETROIT (July 11, 2013) — GM and Chrysler have begun to voluntarily offer expanded health insurance benefits for autism, including applied behavior analysis (ABA), to their employees and efforts are underway to convince Ford to also improve its coverage. GM offers the benefits nationally; Chrysler has begun by offering benefits…
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Autism Speaks | Autism Benefits Lagging Under Federal Health Care Reform (PDF Avail.) | Jan. 8, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Benefits Lagging Under Federal Health Care Reform January 08, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC (January 8, 2013) — Just half the states have thus far planned to include ABA coverage in their new health care exchanges which open for business next year, an initial analysis by Autism Speaks has found. “While the picture remains somewhat murky, the unequivocal…
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Autism Speaks | State Fielding Complaints on Autism Insurance Denials | Oct. 18, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
State Fielding Complaints on Autism Insurance Denials October 18, 2012 LANSING (October 18, 2012) — The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) will field complaints from consumers experiencing difficulty accessing benefits under the state’s new autism insurance reform law. The complaints would relate to: 1. Excessive rates charged to policyholders for the treatment of autism2. Improper denial…
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