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ALERT! PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE!
EMAIL YOUR STATE SENATORS AND ASSEMBLYMEN TO SUPPORT SENATE BILL 1563:
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1563_bill_20080222_introduced.pdf
This bill would have the State set guidelines for how children with
autism should be medically treated. A law exists that requires
insurance companies to cover treatments for autism. They get around
this by saying the treatment is experimental and a host of other
excuses. I have experienced this first hand.
United Healthcare, a company that made $4.6 Billion in profit, made
us go through a 5 month appeals process to get our son's care
covered. Now my husband's employer switched insurance companies and
we have to go through the same thing all over again. Help make these
insurance companies abide by California law and provide autism
coverage.
Here are links to email your Senators and Assemblymen:
Map to State Senate Districts:
If you click on your area on the map it will take you to your
districts senator.
http://www.senate.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/districtmaps.HTP
Map to State Assembly Districts:
If you click on your area on the map it will take you to your
districts assemblyman.
http://www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/districts/assemblydistricts.html
Thanks for your time!
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The Bay Area ASD Advocacy Group, a group of parents of children on
the spectrum advocating for better autism legislation, are currently
investigating whether health insurors are complying with CA AB 88
(also known as The Mental Health Parity Law).
One way to assess compliance with this law is to document the ways
that insurance companies are handling claims for clients on the
autistic spectrum. We want to hear from you about your family's
experience in obtaining health care coverage for autism related
treatments. If a claim was denied and you took it to the CA
Department of Managed Care, how did that experience go?
Please keep it brief, a one to two page summary would be ideal. Your
contact information is not necessary, but the name of your insuror
would be appreciated. We will be passing this information on to the
Calfiornia Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism. The commission is
currently developing state-wide policies on autism.
Please email information on your experiences to Karen Fessel at
karenfes@sbcglobal.net or Rachel Norton, at rpnorton@hotmail.com. Feel free to e-mail us if you have questions.
[This website would also like to get your submissions, so we can share them with other parents who can learn from your experiences. Please email stories@insurancehelpforautism.com if you would like your story posted. All submissions will be kept anonymous.]
Thank you for taking the time to share you experiences.
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Insurance Help for California Families 
