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Missouri Finds 'Negligible' Cost Impact for Autism Insurance Benefits

JEFFERSON CITY (February 5, 2013) -- A Missouri state agency has found that the state's 2010 autism insurance reform law fully ramped up in 2012, yet still produced "negligible" impact on the state's overall... More...

AETNA Hit With Record Fine for Denying Autism Coverage

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (September 27, 2012) -- The state of Missouri has ... More...

Autism Speaks Presents National Award to Missouri DIFP

SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 22, 2011) -- Autism Speaks presented an award to the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration for its successful implementation of the state's autism insuran... More...

Gov. Nixon Urges Legislature to Help Increase Licensed Providers

JEFFERSON CITY (January 17, 2012) -- Gov. Jay Nixon, in his 2012 State-of-the-State Address, called on the Missouri Legislature to take the next step in improving access to care for children with auti... More...

Autism Speaks: Missouri Report Latest Evidence of How Insurance Lobby Inflates Impact of Autism Coverage

NEW YORK, NY (February 2, 2012) – Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, today cited a new ... More...

Autism Speaks Applauds Missouri Governor Nixon for Enacting Autism Insurance Reform Bill

NEW YORK, NY (June 11, 2010) -- Autism Speaks joined Missouri families, the Missouri Autism Coalition, and other autism organizations yesterday in applauding Governor Jay Nixon for signing into law House Bill 1311, which requires ... More...

Missouri State Legislature Passes Autism Insurance Reform Legislation

NEW YORK, NY (May 12, 2010) -- Autism Speaks joined Missouri families, the Missouri Autism Coalition, and other autism organizations today in applauding the members of the State Legislature for their passage of House Bill 1311, wh... More...

Autism Speaks Joins the Missouri Autism Community In Applauding State House Members For Passing Autism Insurance Legislation

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The Power of a Legislative Champion

(February 4, 2010) -- The Missouri autism insurance reform bill, Senate Bill 618, faced two days of debate on the floor of the State Senate this past week. The bills sponsor, Missouri State Senator Scott Rupp, fought incredibly ... More...

Autism Speaks Applauds Missouri Senate for Passing Autism Insurance Legislation

NEW YORK, NY (April 23, 2009) -- Autism Speaks today joined Missouri families and other autism advocacy organizations in applauding the members of the State Senate for passing Assembly Bill 167, which requires insurance comp... More...