Autism Insurance Coverage Now Required In All 50 States (Disability Scoop)
By Blythe Bernhard, Disability Scoop, October, 1 2019. After officials in the last holdout state enacted a new rule, all 50 states and Washington, D.C. have mandates that require some level of insurance coverage for the treatment of autism. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance now requires all individual, small and large group insurance plans issued in the state to cover treatment for autism that is “medically necessary and appropriate and is not experimental,” including...