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Affordable Care Act N Autism
A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭

Okay, so I guess I have a question. Maybe a couple questions.

I saw that the founders of Autism Speaks (grandparents of an autistic boy named Christian)
went to Washington DC this week for an "Autism Summit".

Does, or how does the implementation of the Affordable Care Act impact
an autism diagnosis? Will (some) necessary therapies be covered?

Who determined that therapies prescribed for an autistic child are deemed
educational rather than medical?

Someone diagnosed  with diabetes is sent to… read more

posted November 15, 2013
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A MyAutismTeam Member

I found a few statements that might shed some light for you. There is a Bill that was being worked on that would help, but I cannot remember what it is but that bill would make insurance companies treat mental illness the same as physical, so the treatments would be covered.

"The new health care reform law will curb abusive practices like pre-existing condition exclusions, excessive waiting periods for coverage, and rescissions of coverage. Insurers will be limited in their ability to set lifetime or annual limits on the dollar value of benefits. This may affect caps on autism insurance benefits in some states."

"While the new health care reform law will extend autism insurance reform to some families, not all insurance plans will be required to cover behavioral health treatment. That’s because only certain types of health plans will be required, beginning in 2014, to cover the list of essential benefits, including behavioral health treatment."

posted November 15, 2013

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