Regence BlueShield is now the lone remaining major health insurer in Washington State that refuses to reimburse parents for treatment prescribed to their autistic children. On June 12, Regence will defend its position before the Washington Supreme Court in O.S.T. v. Regence BlueShield. That's when the Supreme Court will consider whether to affirm a lower […]

Michael Bernick, former director of the California Employment Development Department and current employment attorney, and Louis Vismara, a founding member of the California Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism, are brutally honest about the challenges facing adults on the autism spectrum who want paying jobs. State programs set up to help disabled people get jobs […]

When I held my two little bundles of joy in my arms as I was wheeled back from the operating room, I had no idea the future struggles that one of my sweet twins would have. Sure, struggles are a part of life.   But Asher’s struggles would prove to be almost overwhelming. When Asher was […]

Under the Office of Insurance Commissioner(OIC)’s proposed rules(attached below), developmentally disabled children could receive very limited medically necessary therapy before coverage would run out. Under that scenario, children could lose all the progress made as a result of the therapy until they have coverage again the next calendar year.  Please take action asking the OIC […]