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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 | 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 | 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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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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