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U.S. Senate Passes Health Care Reform Bill Containing Provision For Autism Insurance Reform and Cures Acceleration Network

Date Posted: December 25, 2009

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autism insurance reform, CAN, Cures Acceleration Network, DC, Geraldine Dawson, Health Care Reform Bill, insurance, U.S. Senate, Washington, Washington DC

Autism Speaks Applauds Congress for Approval Of $8 Million For DOD Autism Research Program In FY 2010

Date Posted: December 21, 2009

Autism Speaks applauds Congress for passage of the FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations bill, H.R. 3326, which contains $8 mill

Department of Defense, DoDARP, military

1 Percent - 1 In 110: As CDC Issues New Autism Prevalence Report, Autism Speaks Asks What Will It Take? For Government to Meet The Challenge Of This National Health Crisis

Date Posted: December 18, 2009

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Bob Wright, CDC, federal funding

IACC Holds 2009 Meeting

Date Posted: December 11, 2009

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) met on December 11 to consider remaining revisions proposed to the Strategic Plan

CAA, federal, IACC

Autism Speaks Endorses 2009 Federal Legislation to Prevent Abuse Of Children With Autism And Other Disabilities At School

Date Posted: December 09, 2009

Autism Speaks endorsed the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act (H.R. 4247), which would establish federal standar

Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act, restraint

Autism Speaks Applauds Ohio House Passage Of 2009 Autism Insurance Reform Legislation

Date Posted: December 08, 2009

Autism Speaks applauded the Ohio House for passing House Bill 8, which requires insurance companies to provide coverage of evidence-bas

autism insurance reform, Ohio

IACC Releases 2008 Research Summary, Selects Autism Speaks-Funded Studies

Date Posted: November 19, 2009

The IACC releases its 2008 Summary of Advances highlighting 37 significant studies on autism spectrum disorder, including many funded b

CAA, federal, federal autism research, HHS, IACC

Autism Speaks, Washington, DC Councilmembers Tommy Wells And Muriel Bowser Announce Introduction Of 2009 Autism Insurance Reform Bill

Date Posted: November 16, 2009

Autism Speak and Washington, DC Councilmember Tommy Wells announced the introduction of legislation to reform health insurance for chil

autism insurance reform, District of Columbia