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Autism Speaks Announces Multi-State Insurance Legislation Campaign
Florida, California, Michigan and Pennsylvania are Key Battlegrounds in Effort to Change Insurance Laws and Require Coverage of Medically Necessary Services
PALM BEACH, FL (December 27, 2007) – Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism advocacy organization, will undertake a multi-state initiative to pass insurance coverage provisions for autism services, it was announced today by Co-Founders Bob and Suzanne Wright. Expanding on Autism Speaks' ongoing advocacy work in Pennsylvania, the 2008 initiative will extend to Florida, California and Michigan, battleground states in the effort to compel commercial insurers to cover evidence-based, medically necessary therapies and services for individuals with autism.