Gov wants insurers to pick up autism costs 26,000 ILLINOIS KIDS AFFECTED |
Plan would include diagnosis, treatment
July 14, 2008
BY DAVID ROEDER <droe...@suntimes.com> Staff Reporter droe...@suntimes.com
Using his power to rewrite legislation, Gov. Blagojevich proposed Sunday
that insurers be required to pay for diagnosis and treatment of autism, a
poorly understood disorder in children that can cost families their life
savings.
The proposal would give Illinois the most comprehensive guarantee of autism
coverage of any state, said Mike McRaith, insurance director of the Illinois
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. He said 26,000 Illinois
children have been diagnosed with autism.
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