Blog Archive 2014

With new criteria focusing on student outcomes, the U.S. Department of Education said its latest evaluations found most states are falling short in meeting their responsibilities under IDEA. (Shutterstock) Federal education officials are dramatically altering the way they evaluate compliance with special education law and the change means far fewer states are living up to […]

Mark Ganz, CEO of the parent company over Regence BlueCross BlueShield, earned nearly $2 million in 2012. A new class-action lawsuit calls that too much for a nonprofit. (Doug Beghtel / The Oregonian)   Lawyers have filed a class-action lawsuit against Oregon nonprofit health insurer Regence BlueCross BlueShield, saying it is acting like a for-profit […]

For the past several years Association of Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) has been working with the American Medical Association (AMA) to establish new billing procedures for applied behavior analysis (ABA) and related services for children and youth with autism. As a result, there are newly approved AMA Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Category III codes intended […]

June 17th, 2014 - WAAA commends Northwest Autism Center for creating a 12 weeks of intensive, one-on-one treatment at a new clinic  – one of just two of its kind in the state to open in response to the 2012 settlement allowing autistic children covered by Medicaid to receive “applied behavioral analysis,” or ABA, treatment.  We encourage […]