I am sitting in the hearing room while members of the House Finance Committee are considering amendments to the HHS Supplemental Budget Bill. The discussion and votes are flying furiously. We fully expect that the health plans have convinced some members of the Finance Committee to oppose the Autism Healthcare Protection Act. An amendment to [...]

Parents made this happen! Thanks for your calls, testimony and personal visits with legislators the past few days!! The fight continues today. We need every vote to keep the Autism Healthcare Protection Act in the HHS Supplemental Budget Bill. We need to pass two more committees today and tomorrow! The Autism Healthcare Protection Act is [...]

If the result of the Autism Healthcare Protection Act was to limit IEIBT to children under five or to only “higher functioning” children, then I would not support this legislation and I do not know anyone who would (other than the health insurance plans). My own son began IEIBT at age four and was severely affected by autism. I know from personal experience that children who have “classic autism” can make tremendous progress in response to IEIBT. All children who have autism deserve a to have affordable access to IEIBT and other treatments and therapies as well.

Finally, meaningful Autism Insurance Reform is coming to the Minnesota Legislature on April 27th! Your help is needed this Tuesday to stop insurance discrimination in Minnesota! Come to Room 200 of the State Office Building at 9:00 am on Tuesday, April 27th — plan on a long day!! The Autism Healthcare Protection Act has changed [...]

Current language of the Autism Healthcare Protection Act as of April 23, 2010.

Staring at 9:00 am on Tuesday, April 27th, the House Health Care and Human Services Finance Division will consider public testimony on the Healthcare and Human Services Supplemental Budget Bill (HF 2614). This bill is often referred to as the healthcare omnibus bill or the HHS supplemental budget bill. Included in the HHS supplemental budget [...]