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Judge: SB.946 Can't Be Used to Deny ABA

CONCORD (January 3, 2013) -- An administrative law judge has ruled that a state-funded service agency cannot deny access to ABA by requiring that a family rely on its private insurance to pay the cost.

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New Autism Insurance Reform Law Takes Effect

ANCHORAGE (December 31, 2012) -- The Anchorage Daily News reported on SB.74, Alaska's autism insurance reform law, taking effect on January 1, 2013. Alaska became the 31st state to enact autism insurance reform last J... More...

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...

State Proposal Would Gut Insurance Reform Law

NEW YORK (November 21, 2012) -- The New York Department of Financial Services today published emergency regulations that... More...

Buffalo Law Journal: 'Autism Reform Law Reshapes Coverage'

BUFFALO (November 15, 2012) -- In an article in the Buffalo Law Journal, a pair of ABA provide... More...