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Autism Speaks | Medi-Cal Funding For ABA Fails, But New Option Emerges | June 13, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #HaltAutismSpeaks
Medi-Cal Funding For ABA Fails, But New Option Emerges June 13, 2014 SACRAMENTO (June 13, 2014) — A $50 million appropriation sought for Medi-Cal to provide behavioral health treatment for autism failed to make the final cut in California’s state budget negotiations. But the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will be directed to incorporate the treatment…
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Autism Speaks | Medicaid Coverage For ABA Raised in California | March 5, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Medicaid Coverage For ABA Raised in California March 05, 2014 SACRAMENTO (March 5, 2014) — The leader of the California Senate has raised the possibility of funding coverage for applied behavior analysis (ABA) for autism through Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program. Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg raised the Medicaid funding issue at the conclusion of a hearing by the…
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Autism Speaks | CA State Employees Gain ABA Coverage through Court Ruling | Sept. 11, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
CA State Employees Gain ABA Coverage through Court Ruling September 11, 2013 LOS ANGELES (September 11, 2013) — A California policy that allowed unlicensed but nationally board-certified ABA practitioners to provide therapy under some health plans but declared this illegal for plans covering lower-income families and state employees is “nonsensical” and void in light of California’s 2011…
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Autism Speaks | CA Lawmakers Extend Autism Insurance Reform Through 2016 | Sept. 6, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
CA Lawmakers Extend Autism Insurance Reform Through 2016 September 06, 2013 SACRAMENTO (September 6, 2013) — The California Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill extending the state’s autism insurance reform law, set to expire next summer, through 2016. The bill now goes to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. The measure, SB.126, was authored…
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Autism Speaks | LA Times: ABA ‘Falling Through the Cracks’ in Medi-Cal Transition | July 8, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
LA Times: ABA ‘Falling Through the Cracks’ in Medi-Cal Transition July 08, 2013 LOS ANGELES (July 8, 2013) — The Los Angeles Times reported on the transition of 900,000 California children from the Healthy Families program into Medi-Cal which has led to a cutoff of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy, despite assurances from state officials there was to be…
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Autism Speaks | 8 Autism Bills on the Move in CA Legislature (PDF Avail.) | July 9, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
8 Autism Bills on the Move in CA Legislature July 09, 2013 SACRAMENTO (July 9, 2013) — The California Legislature has sent one autism bill to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature and moved seven others towards final passage. Six of the bills were recommended by the Autism Diversity Task Force created last year by Senate President pro Tem…
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Autism Speaks | California Legislature, Brown Fail on Medi-Cal Agreement | June 18, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
California Legislature, Brown Fail on Medi-Cal Agreement June 18, 2013 SACRAMENTO (June 18 , 2013) — The California Legislature and Governor Brown were unable to reach a funding agreement to continue autism therapies for 900,000 children who transitioned out of the Healthy Families Program earlier this year into Medi-Cal. Autism Speaks will work until every person with autism has appropriate access…
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