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Globe: 'Why can’t Harvard and BU employees get insurance coverage for autism therapies?'

BOSTON (December 22, 2012) -- Boston Globe health reporter Deborah Kotz notes how employers with self-funded health plans decline to offer ABA benefits because they are regulated under federal law, rather than ARICA.

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WDDE: 'New autism insurance law offers some some financial relief"

DOVER (December 11, 2012) -- Reporter Noelle Swan with Delaware's NPR affiliate, WDDE, explores how the state's new autism insurance reform law will affect families, focusing on the experiences of a Middletown second-grade... More...

Insurance Reform Law Takes Effect

DOVER (December 11, 2012) -- Delaware's new autism insurance reform law takes effect today, requiring autism coverage under all state-regulated plans issued or renewed starting today. Signed into law August 13, 2012 by Governo... More...

Utah Ups Medicaid Pay for ABA Providers

SALT LAKE CITY (December 6, 2012) -- The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the state's Medicaid program will increase reimbursement rates for ABA providers serving children with autism because its initial offer was so lo... More...

CBS10 Reports on Autism Insurance Reform Hearings

COLUMBUS (December 6, 2012) -- CBS10 reported on yesterday's packed hearings before House and Senate committees on Ohio's autism insurance reform bills. Read more ... More...

NBC4: 'Supporters Want Autism Added To Mental Health Parity Bill'

COLUMBUS (December 4, 2012) -- NBC4 aired a segment, "Supporters Want Autism Aded to Mental Health Parity Law" as House and Senate committee prepare for hearings on autism insurance reform legislation. Read more ... More...

Autism Speaks Monitoring Implementation of New Law

NEW YORK (Nov. 5, 2012) -- Autism Speaks is closely monitoring emergency regulations governing access to ABA that were issued last week by the New York Department of Financial Services, just hours before the autism insurance... More...

State Issues Consumer Guidance on New Insurance Law

SACRAMENTO (October 29, 2012) -- The California Department of Insurance has issued consumer guidance to help families understand the state's new autism insurance reform law that took effect in July.

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Autism Speaks Endorses Ohio Autism Insurance Reform Bills

COLUMBUS, OH (October 25, 2012) -- Autism Speaks today endorsed bipartisan legislation that would make Ohio the 33rd state to enact autism insurance reform. Bills introduced in the Ohio House and Senate would clarify that Aut... More...

State Fielding Complaints on Autism Insurance Denials

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 r... More...