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Arizona Families Offered Free Autism Services

By Daphne Plump | Published: December 15, 2011
Arizona

Families with children from birth to five years of age who are experiencing any sort of challenging behavior and reside in the communities of the Northeast Maricopa region may qualify for a “First Things First” grant that provides free specialized outpatient services.

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Insurance Coverage for Autism in New York

By Marlena Smith | Published: November 2, 2011

This law is a dream come true for families of children with ASD, many of whom have been paying out-of-pocket for their child’s treatment.

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Could a New Court Settlement Require Insurance Carriers in California to Cover ABA?

By Misti Mackey | Published: September 7, 2011

Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit made a landmark decision in a case involving California’s Mental Health Parity Act (AB-88). In the suit, the plaintiff, who suffers from Anorexia Nervosa, one of the serious mental illnesses covered by California’s Parity Law, argued that because her treatment was deemed medically necessary, that it should have been paid for by her insurance carrier regardless of whether or not it was a plan benefit. In the Parity Act, an insurance plan that falls under the scope of the act is required to provide ALL medically necessary care for serious mental illnesses stating,

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California Families: Help Stop Further Cuts To ABA Services

By Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh | Published: August 29, 2011

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is attempting to implement new regulations that will negatively impact our ability to provide quality services to our clients. The proposed regulation gives DDS the ability to lower our reimbursement rates for therapy work and increases the experience requirement for our therapists. This means that in most cases we will not be able to afford to keep our current therapists on staff. Our Regional Center reimbursement rates are already very low and the planned 25% cut will make it financially impossible for us to hire, train and retain great therapists. Plus, most of our therapists come to CARD for their first clinical position and they do so because of our exceptional training program. However, if they don’t apply to CARD with at least 6 months of previous experience, we won’t be able to hire them. How are these bright people supposed to get experience if organizations like CARD can’t hire them?

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Blue Shield of California Agrees to Cover ABA Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders

By Marlena Smith | Published: July 15, 2011

On Monday July 11, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) reached a settlement with Blue Shield of California, in which Blue Shield agreed to cover applied behavior analysis (ABA) treatment for autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

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