Comments on: Insurance Coverage for Autism in IL and OK

By: Marla

Marla — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:17:36 +0000

And if you do have insurance coverage many communities don’t have help anyway.

It is interesting that I hear so many people talk of people just “getting” a diagnosis of Autism to get treatment. It took years for us to get that diagnosis for M. There was nothing quick or easy about it and it did not help us in our area get any better help in the schools or community.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:04:33 +0000

The Illinois law just passed—–

By: Another Voice

Another Voice — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:26:34 +0000

This is a step in the right direction and it also applies to public aid. In one sense the state is making much of this; on the other hand in order to offset a 2 billion dollar budget short fall, state services are being cut.

I am not convinced that insurance is the best (or even a fair) answer. There will be so many families that are not covered by one of the insurance plans required to have this coverage.

By: JoyMama

JoyMama — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:57:52 +0000

State by state!

Prospects are good for autism insurance coverage in Wisconsin too, now that the party that blocked the bill in the WI Assembly last year no longer has the majority. The day after the election, Gov. Doyle enumerated autism insurance among the things he wants to see enacted promptly this next session.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:50:03 +0000

At IACC: just heard Cathy Pratt (from Indiana) says that if we think that funding insurance bills is going to be enough, it’s not—–she cited figure of 90% of autistic individuals not being employed. What are we doing if we put so much emphasis on early intervention and treatment and education that prepare kids for jobs that don’t, won’t, exist?