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Cure Autism Now | Making a Difference in the Fight Against Autism | Winter 2001 #AutisticHistory
Doug Compton Making a Difference in the Fight Against Autism Doug Compton is fighting back. The father of three and a busy pharmaceutical scientist studying heart disease and cholesterol metabolism, he still finds the time, energy and emotional commitment to make a significant difference through his work with Cure Autism Now. Since the time his…
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Autism Speaks Applauds Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal For Signing Autism Insurance Reform Legislation Into Law | July 16, 2008 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
AUTISM SPEAKS APPLAUDS LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL FOR SIGNING AUTISM INSURANCE REFORM LEGISLATION INTO LAW BATON ROUGE, LA (July 16, 2008) — Autism Speaks today commended Governor Bobby Jindal for signing into law HB 958, which makes Louisiana one of eight states, to date, that have ended insurance discrimination against children with autism. The law requires insurers to cover…
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Autism Speaks Joins the Arizona Autism Community in Hailing Governor Janet Napolitano and State Legislators for Enacting Autism Insurance Legislation | March 21, 2008 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Joins the Arizona Autism Community in Hailing Governor Janet Napolitano and State Legislators for Enacting Autism Insurance Legislation (NEW YORK, NY – March 21, 2008) Autism Speaks today joined Arizona families and other autism advocacy organizations in applauding Governor Janet Napolitano and the state’s legislators for enacting House Bill 2847, which will require insurance…
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Autism Speaks | Senator Chris Dodd Introduces the Disability Savings Act of 2008 at the Autism Speaks Hill Day 2008 | #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism #BanABA
Senator Chris Dodd Introduces the Disability Savings Act of 2008 at the Autism Speaks Hill Day 2008 Washington, DC – March 11, 2008) Autism Speaks co-founders, Bob and Suzanne Wright, and participants in the organization’s Hill Day 2008 joined Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) for the introduction of the Disability Savings Act (DSA) of 2008. The DSA…
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Autism Speaks | Autism Insurance Bill Introduced in Florida State Legislature (PDF avail.) | March 7, 2007 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Insurance Bill Introduced in Florida State Legislature (Florida – March 7, 2007) Legislation has been introduced in Florida to require insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders. Bills have been introduced by State Representative Ari Porth (D-96), House Bill 1291, and Senator Steven Geller (D-31), Senate Bill 2654. The bills would require Florida healthcare policies to…
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Autism Speaks | Autism Insurance Bill Introduced in Arizona State Legislature | January 2008 #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism #BanABA
Autism Insurance Bill Introduced in Arizona State Legislature (ARIZONA – January 29, 2008) On January 29, 2008, Arizona State Senator Amanda Aguirre introduced legislation that would disallow large group insurers from denying or refusing coverage to children who were diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The required coverage would include the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders…
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Arguments In Support of Private Insurance Coverage of Autism-Related Services (PDF available) | October 24, 2007 #BanABA #AutisticHistory #AutismPolitics
Autism Speaks Arguments In Support of Private Insurance Coverage of Autism-Related Services October 24, 2007 Contents Page 4: Executive Summary Page 5: About Autism & About Autism Speaks Arguments in favor of a legislative mandate for coverage of autism: Page 6: Argument 1: Mandated private health insurance coverage will provide services that are desperately needed…
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