Kansas | Autism Speaks

PRAIRIE VILLAGE (April 3, 2013) -- KCTV Reporter Erika Tallon reports on the phenomenon of ... More...

Autism Speaks Endorses New Kansas Insurance Reform Bills

TOPEKA (February 13, 2013) -- Autism Speaks today endorsed SB.175 and ... More...

Summary of 2010 Kansas Autism Insurance Reform Law:

The enacted bill:

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Kansas City Star: Kansas Legislature Can Learn From Missouri's Experience

KANSAS CITY, MO (February 6, 2012) -- The Kansas City Star in an editorial, 'One step forward,' said the Kansas legislature could learn from Missouri's experience in considering an expansion of autism insuranc... More...

Kansas Agency Continues Autism Insurance Benefits through 2013 for State Employe

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 p... More...

HB.2764 Fails by Two Votes in the Senate, Ending Hopes for Expanded Autism Insur

TOPEKA, KS (May 17, 2012) -- An 11th-hour push to move HB.2764 to the Senate floor for a final vote fell two votes short of approval, ending hopes for expanded autism insurance reform in 2012. A motion to remove the bill from the ... More...

HB.2764 Approved 92-30 in House, Moves to Senate

TOPEKA, KS (March 21, 2012) -- The Kansas House of Representatives approved HB.2764, the autism insurance reform expansion bill, rejecting several harmful amendments before the 92-30 vote. The bill moves next to the Senate. To lea... More...

Summary of 2012 Kansas Autism Insurance Reform Bill:

The bill would:

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Autism Speaks Endorses 2012 Kansas Bill Expanding Autism Insurance Coverage to Include More Families

NEW YORK, NY (February 23, 2012) -- Autism Speaks, the worlds largest autism science and advocacy organization, today endorsed HB 2764 which would continue coverage for state employees provided under Kansas&... More...

Kansas’s ‘Dust in the Wind’ Anniversary Gift Book Available for Presale

“As a parent of a child with Autism, I know first hand what an organization like Autism Speaks can mean in finding a cure for this terrible disorder. Therefore, in planning for the creation of this book, the book publisher... More...