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December 24, 2008
Utah legislation would have health insurance companies cover autism therapy
The Salt Lake Tribune (12/16, May) reports on a grassroots advocacy effort to require "Utah health insurance companies to cover autism therapy."
State Senator Howard Stephenson (R) has sponsored a bill in the upcoming session, which "would include an annual coverage cap, likely around $30,000, and a to-be-determined lifetime cap. It will also require families to contribute."
As it is currently conceived, the bill would only require insurers "to cover what is known as applied behavior analysis, or ABA therapy," which provides "one-on-one treatment for up to 40 hours a week at home." The measure, however, would likely "not cover alternative therapies, such as hyperbaric chambers and detoxifying diets."
Posted by admin at December 24, 2008 12:44 AM