Comments on: Autism Legislation in WI, OK, & NJ

By: Wisconsin Autism Legislation Left “By the Wayside”

Wisconsin Autism Legislation Left “By the Wayside” — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:00:23 +0000

[...] have found themselves in such a situation in the wake of the state’s Legislature leaving bills that would have affected how services for autistic children are funded and delivered “by the wayside,” as the March 16th Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Republicans and [...]

By: Regan

Regan — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:33:44 +0000

Policies. The analyses so far on the autism bills is that the added cost is <$4.50/mo.policy to fully fund. Depending on what is requested and what the language is, some bills require a ceiling of <1% increase/annum cost in individual policies.
Someone is going to pay for it somewhere…either Medicaid waiver, or IDEA or personal out of pocket which, depending on circumstance can include bankruptcy or loss of income to the tax base by having one parent drop out.
The projected larger costs of not providing some of these services early is est. to be 4X-10X in future.
Just to point out who is paying for what–Eleanor’s diagnosis was the last bill reimbursed to use in relation to our health insurance, so from our point of view we are paying (a lot) into policies which provide almost no coverage for one member of our family but is providing coverage for someone else’s condition.

By: RAJ

RAJ — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:23:29 +0000

Who is going to pay for all these programs?

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:30:45 +0000

The NJ insurance law specifically mentions funding ABA—but it’s a start.

By: Daisy

Daisy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:39:23 +0000

Here in Wisconsin, we’re hoping. And at the same time, we’re not sure how much good it will do. It all depends on how the law and the insurance companies decide to define services, medical and otherwise.

By: toxic

toxic — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:29:48 +0000

New Jersey Governor Joseph Corzine?
Jon