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Autism Speaks | Oregon Suit Against Providence for ABA Denials Gets Boost | Jan. 3, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Oregon Suit Against Providence for ABA Denials Gets Boost January 03, 2014 PORTLAND (January 3, 2014) — A complaint filed in federal court here against Providence Health Plan for denying claims for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for autism will move forward as a class action affecting all Providence policyholders in Oregon. U.S. District Court Judge Michael…
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Autism Speaks | State Insurance Commissioner: Autism Benefits ‘Long Overdue’ | Oct. 11, 2011 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
State Insurance Commissioner: Autism Benefits ‘Long Overdue’ October 11, 2011 SACRAMENTO (Oct. 11, 2011) — California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones applauded Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of SB 946, the autism insurance reform bill, as “long overdue” recognition that behavioral treatments should be treated as covered medical benefits. The state Insurance Department took a leading role in…
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Autism Speaks | Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms Order on Autism, Mental Health Parity Act | June 7, 2012 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms Order on Autism, Mental Health Parity Act SACRAMENTO (June 7, 2012) — A federal appeals court has reaffirmed that California health plans must cover all medically necessary treatment for mental disorders as they do for physical illnesses under the state’s Mental Health Parity Act, according to the California Department of Insurance. “This…
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Archived | Autism patients’ treatment is denied illegally, group says | Circa July 1, 2009 #BanABA #AutisticHistory
Autism patients’ treatment is denied illegally, group says LISA GIRION JULY 1, 2009 12 AM PT State regulators are violating mental health and other laws by allowing health insurers to deny effective treatment for children with autism, consumer advocates contend. In a lawsuit, Consumer Watchdog, a Santa Monica group that monitors insurance practices, is asking a…
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