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Hillary Clinton wants Georgia to expand autism insurance
Georgia lawmakers rallied behind a law last year that requires insurers to provide coverage for children who have been diagnosed with autism. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton wants to take a step further with a proposal to require insurers to cover autism treatment for any age.
The Democratic candidate is set to discuss her plan for expanded autism insurance and new screening and treatment initiatives on Tuesday at a town hall meeting in Iowa. It would require insurance plans offered through state health exchanges in Georgia and other states to cover autism treatment.
“While most states require private health insurance plans in their state-based exchange to cover the autism services, Georgia does not,” said Clinton. “As president, I would work with leaders in Georgia to remedy this situation as quickly as possible.”
The program also calls for a nationwide early outreach program to screen more children for autism and a ban on the use of mechanical, physical and chemical restraints to protect children with autism from abusive treatment at schools.
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/01/05/hillary-clinton-wants-georgia-to-expand-autism-insurance/
The Democratic candidate is set to discuss her plan for expanded autism insurance and new screening and treatment initiatives on Tuesday at a town hall meeting in Iowa. It would require insurance plans offered through state health exchanges in Georgia and other states to cover autism treatment.
“While most states require private health insurance plans in their state-based exchange to cover the autism services, Georgia does not,” said Clinton. “As president, I would work with leaders in Georgia to remedy this situation as quickly as possible.”
The program also calls for a nationwide early outreach program to screen more children for autism and a ban on the use of mechanical, physical and chemical restraints to protect children with autism from abusive treatment at schools.
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/01/05/hillary-clinton-wants-georgia-to-expand-autism-insurance/