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2013 'Day on the Hill' Set for Feb. 7

DES MOINES (January 16, 2013) -- Iowa's 2013 autism insurance reform campaign will kick off February 7 at the Autism Advocacy & Awareness "Day on the Hill" event at the Iowa State Capitol.

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SF.2128 Voted Out of Senate, Moves to House

DES MOINES, IA (March 14, 2012) -- The Iowa Senate approved SF.2128 by a 43-7 vote and sent the bill to the House for further action. The bill would expand the state's 2010 autism insurance law to cover more Iowa families.

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Statehouse Rally Held for 2012 Senate Bill Expanding Coverage

DES MOINES, IA (Feb. 13, 2012) -- The Autism Society of Iowa Chapter hosted its 2nd Annual "Day on the Hill" at the State Capitol to help rally support for SF.2128, a newly introduced bill that would enable more fam... More...

Summary of 2012 Iowa Autism Insurance Reform Bill:

The bill would:

Require state-regulated health insurance group policies to provide coverage of the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders up to age 26

Direct that coverage of tr... More...

Autism Speaks Endorses 2012 Iowa Bill Expanding Autism Insurance Coverage to More Families

NEW YORK, NY (February 10, 2012) -- Autism Speaks, the worlds largest autism science and advocacy organization, today endorsed SF.2128 which would amend Iowas 2010 autism insurance reform law by expanding coverage t... More...

Iowa Becomes the 19th State to Enact Autism Insurance Reform

NEW YORK, NY (April 30, 2010) -- Autism Speaks joined Iowa families and other autism advocacy organizations in applauding Governor Chet Culver yesterday for signing the Standing Appropriations Bill, HF 2531, which includes an amen... More...

Summary of the Iowa Autism Insurance Reform Law:

Requires the state employees health plan to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders for state employees and their families Coverage provided to individuals under the age of 21 ... More...

Autism Speaks Applauds Iowa State Legislature for Passage Of Autism Insurance Coverage For State Employee Health Plan

NEW YORK, NY (March 31, 2010) -- Autism Speaks yesterday joined Iowa families in applauding the members of the House for their passage of the Standing Appropriations Bill, HF 2531, which includes an amendment requiring the state h... More...

Autism Speaks Joins the Iowa Autism Community In Applauding State Senate Members For Passing Autism Insurance Reform Legislation

NEW YORK, NY (February 23, 2010) -- Autism Speaks today joined Iowa families and other autism advocacy organizations in applauding the members of the State Senate for their passage of Senate File 2349 (formerly SF 1), which requir... More...

Autism Speaks Endorses 2009 Iowa Autism Insurance Reform Legislation

Des Moines, IA (February 19, 2009) Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism advocacy organization, today announced its support for House File 1/Senate File 1, the autism insurance reform bill. The legislation woul... More...