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Autism Speaks | ABLE Tied To National Response to Rising Autism Rates | March 18, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #AutisticHealthcare
ABLE Tied To National Response to Rising Autism Rates March 28, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC (March 28, 2014) –Responding to yesterday’s release of the new 1 in 68 autism prevalence estimate, Congressional leaders said the ABLE Act must be part of a national plan to address the public health crisis of autism. Four more House members signed on as…
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Autism Speaks | It’s Bipartisan: US Needs A Plan To Respond To 1 in 68 | March 28, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #AutisticHealthcare
It’s Bipartisan: US Needs A Plan To Respond To 1 in 68 March 28, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC (March 28, 2014) — Members of Congress and state governors are demanding a concerted national response to autism in America following yesterday’s release of new autism prevalence numbers by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “Today’s announcement…
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Autism Speaks | Kentucky Legislature Hears of Denials, Delays | June 27, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Kentucky Legislature Hears of Denials, Delays June 27, 2013 FRANKFORT (June 27, 2013) — A special legislative committee heard complaints of denials and delays under Kentucky’s 2010 autism insurance reform law at a hearing here. “I want to get fixed whatever is not working correctly,” Rep. Jeff Greer, co-chair of the Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance, told…
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Autism Speaks | Kentucky Families Complain of Delays, Denials Despite Law | April 22, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Kentucky Families Complain of Delays, Denials Despite Law April 22, 2013 LEXINGTON (April 22, 2013) — Nearly a year after the Kentucky Department of Insurance issued new rules designed to speed up claims for autism services, the delays and denials continue, according to reports by the Associated Press and the Lexington Herald-Leader. The experience follows a pattern…
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Autism Speaks | Threats to Federal Autism Funding Loom on the Horizon | Sept. 12, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Threats to Federal Autism Funding Loom on the Horizon September 13, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC (September 12, 2012) — Congress is preparing to vote on a continuing budget resolution to keep the federal government afloat another six months at current funding levels, but the impact of a fast-approaching January 2, 2013 deadline for reducing the deficit through automatic budget…
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Autism Speaks Praises Kentucky Order Directing Insurers to Start Covering ABA Services Provided by ‘Supervisees’ (PDF Avail.) | May 10, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Praises Kentucky Order Directing Insurers to Start Covering ABA Services Provided by ‘Supervisees’ May 10, 2012 LEXINGTON (May 10, 2012) — Autism Speaks praised the Kentucky Department of Insurance for issuing an advisory opinion directing health insurers to start covering services provided by supervised ABA providers, finding that autism treatment would be “severely compromised” without their services.…
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Autism Speaks | Governor Steve Beshear Signs Kentucky House Bill 159 Into Law | April 14, 2010 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Governor Steve Beshear Signs Kentucky House Bill 159 Into Law Kentucky Becomes the Seventeenth State to Enact Autism Insurance Reform NEW YORK, NY (April 14, 2010) — Autism Speaks joined Kentucky families and other autism advocacy organizations in applauding Governor Steve Beshear today for signing the autism insurance reform bill, House Bill 159, into law. Kentucky is…
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