Blog Archive 2012

If your child or children are: insured through a large employer that is self-insured (i.e. coverage through a non-governmental, private (for-profit or nonprofit) employer including cities or counties),  and they have been denied medically necessary neurodevelopmental therapies (i.e. Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy) or behavioral therapy (i.e. Applied Behavior Analysis) we would like to hear from you […]

On  behalf of Disability Rights of Washington - Olmstead Act imperiled, time is running short to express concerns We have received many questions around the lawsuit M.R. vs Dreyfus. We have provided the most recent information from DRW (Disability Rights Washington) and a recent article from The Olympian (below). If this issue is important to […]

School districts throughout the country will soon welcome back students for a new academic year. This includes an increasing number of special needs children identified with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Since Congress added autism as a disability category to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1990, the number of students receiving special education […]

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22, 2012 --/PRNewswire/ -- A federal court in Philadelphia yesterday granted class action status to a lawsuit brought by the parents of an autistic child against CIGNA Corporation and related CIGNA entities for their policy of denying insurance coverage for an autism treatment known as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy.  In their lawsuit, the plaintiff, […]