Oregon state regulators plan to notify all health insurance companies of the guidelines under which they must cover behavioral therapy for children with autism, following a federal ruling against Providence Health Plan last week. Continue reading “The Portland Business Journal, “Autism Lawsuit Spurs Oregon Regulators to Clarify Rules for Insurance Companies””

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Insurance Division announced today it will begin drafting a bulletin to clarify insurers’ responsibility to cover Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy as a treatment for autism. Continue reading “The Lund Report, “Insurance Division Bulletin to Clarify Coverage of Autism Treatment””

The Oregon Insurance Division on Thursday announced it will begin drafting a bulletin requiring Oregon health insurers to cover so-called “applied behavior analysis” therapy for autistic children. Continue reading “The Oregonian, “Oregon to Require Health Insurance Companies to Cover Children’s Autism Therapy””

This week a court ruled that Providence, which had also denied ABA insurance claims, was violating state and federal law by denying such treatment. Continue reading “Think Out Loud OPB, “Exploring the Impact of a Ruling on Autism Treatment””

The Oregon Insurance Division announced Thursday that it will begin drafting language to clarify the responsibility of insurers to cover a specific autism therapy. Continue reading “Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Oregon Tells Health Insurance Companies: Autism Therapy Should Be Covered””

In the wake of a court ruling, Oregon will begin drafting a bulletin to clarify that coverage for Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for autistic children should be required of all insurers. Continue reading “KOIN, “Oregon Says All Insurers Will Cover Autism Therapy””