tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395913014478001277.post8989221761787539295..comments2024-03-15T07:54:35.099-10:00Comments on Autism in Paradise: Health Insurance and Autism—It’s Not What You ThinkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395913014478001277.post-83954428425891701222023-04-28T04:49:32.607-10:002023-04-28T04:49:32.607-10:00The "home repairs yourself" philosophy h...The "home repairs yourself" philosophy has developed generally today <a href="https://www.saladin.vn/" rel="nofollow">saladin insurtech</a>Liamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819040668694589739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395913014478001277.post-1997540800766981822022-08-30T04:37:48.084-10:002022-08-30T04:37:48.084-10:00I have a hard time finding good content related to...I have a hard time finding good content related to this subject when searching most of the time.It’s always good to share and compare opinions when it comes to this kind of removal tool.re opinions when it comes to this kind of removal tool.<a href="http://insurers.wiki" rel="nofollow">HOME INSURANCE</a>Johnson Hackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297279986822940602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395913014478001277.post-71389087125588959942014-04-28T08:08:47.057-10:002014-04-28T08:08:47.057-10:00Thanks for visiting, Ashley...Hawaii also did not ...Thanks for visiting, Ashley...Hawaii also did not pass autism health insurance reform this year, so my next blog will be about that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834096217826356019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395913014478001277.post-35071531728901778012013-07-12T07:43:02.067-10:002013-07-12T07:43:02.067-10:00Charly--it can be great support for people with ph...Charly--it can be great support for people with physical disabilities, but generally not a great support for people with autism. The gold standard of care for autism is Applied Behavior Analysis and it is specifically excluded from every federal plan offered in Hawaii, and in most federal plans in most states. I was responding to an article written saying OPM had mandated autism coverage for its employees, which is simply not the case...and I have spent three legislative sessions at the Capitol in Honolulu trying to get insurance reform for autism for state-regulated plans and I promise you every health insurance provider here comes out to testify against--and resort to dirty tricks, inaccurate information (a euphemism for "LIES"), and scare tactics.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834096217826356019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395913014478001277.post-60944027374028355852013-07-12T01:56:23.428-10:002013-07-12T01:56:23.428-10:00Health insurance can be great support for the peop...Health insurance can be great support for the people with physical disabilities. Every company provides different health insurance plans that may or may not work for you. Most companies make their best efforts to provide services and are also willing to work with you to determine your needs. Health insurances can cover certain areas including medical conditions including injuries or illnesses more specifically. Most of the companies also provide certain plans for family that will cover all the people in your family equally so you don't have to pay an extreme amount whenever you get sick or injured.Charly Albertshttps://www.vhi.ienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395913014478001277.post-58212547845983778492013-03-29T20:32:39.164-10:002013-03-29T20:32:39.164-10:00Thank you for your reply, Pasha. I thought your ar...Thank you for your reply, Pasha. I thought your article was misleading--to me it sounded as if you thought federal employees would have autism coverage, when in fact, only a small number do. The areas where most federal employees live and work, the DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia area do not receive coverage...and of course, those of us in Hawaii do not either.<br /><br />HHS has not made any mention of how they will implement EHB #5 which includes Behavioral Health treatment. A lucky few federal employees receive some degree of coverage, but not most. With any luck this will change next year because there are more and more kids diagnoses with autism every day.<br /><br />Thank you for all you do for the cause and thanks for reading! Aloha Nui, JanetAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834096217826356019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395913014478001277.post-58317201739782597502013-03-29T17:51:25.685-10:002013-03-29T17:51:25.685-10:00Hi Janet,
I know you wrote this way back in Octobe...Hi Janet,<br />I know you wrote this way back in October, but I wanted to have the chance to respond to your comments regarding my article "Obama administration pushed to ensure coverage of ABA for treatment of autism" (http://www.examiner.com/article/obama-administration-pressured-to-deem-aba-essential-for-treatment-of-autism). First off, I did not mean to convey that health insurance coverage for autism is currently enough, which it absolutely is not. In fact, the letter written by the senators I cited states that they, and by extension myself, do not believe current coverage is sufficient. Secondly, there is an addendum to the article addressing the OBM insurance issue: "The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has requested that the author make the following revision to this article regarding the claim that ABA therapy is now mandated: "The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) lifted a blanket exclusion that ABA therapy was an educational service. Therefore, plans are now allowed to propose and include the coverage of ABA as part of the benefit package they offer through the FEHBP. There is no mandate that all FEHB plans provide ABA coverage."<br /><br />I hope this helps. Thanks for reading and for your passion on this subject. Pashahttp://www.examiner.com/la-in-los-angeles/pasha-bahsounnoreply@blogger.com