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Posted: 3:06 PM Nov 21, 2008
Illinois Lawmakers Pass Autism Insurance Law
Governor Rod Blagojevich is expected to sign a bill requiring insurers to cover autism treatment up to $36,000 a year until a patient turns 21.
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My sister a grade school teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada would like to move back to Illinois, but she has a 9 yr old Autistic boy in a program which she receives financial assistance for. Since Illinois programs are difficult to benefit from, she can not afford to move here, close to her family, where she & her family can get much needed support. If a program was made available for her son, so he can be in a progressive program for Autism, this would be a huge benefit & give him a chance to be independent by the time he is an adult. In the long run, imagine how much money the state would save by having a much higher percentage of these children, becoming independent, not in need of life long care or having to be instituonalized
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Hooray. Having 2 children with Autism I am thrilled to say the least!! Now when parents like me look for alternative treatments and additional therapies insurances cannot deny us anymore. I hope supplemental vitamins and medicines are approved in this plan also.
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