See also previous blogpost on the Resolutions,
May 31, 2009: ACTION Federal: The Autism Treatment Acceleration Act(s) of 2009
The Autism Treatment Acceleration Act and the Autism SandboxMay 31, 2009: ACTION Federal: The Autism Treatment Acceleration Act(s) of 2009
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds
Posted: May 31, 2009 06:40 PM
Huffington Post
Please read the full article, but I want to highlight some cogent clauses made by Ms. Reynolds,
"...Despite dutifully paying premiums to insure against the unthinkable that their child could be diagnosed with a disease or disorder, most parents of children with autism cannot get appropriate coverage to treat their child's medical conditions. Not because these parents didn't act responsibly and do their part but because insurance did not do their part...See the full article at the Huffington Post
Why should you care about their plight as an average tax paying citizen without a child with autism? It directly affects your own checking account...
No one would dream of treating a child with a life threatening illness at any less than what the doctor recommends. No one would ever expect that the public education system to be responsible for curing that disease and yet, insurance companies do just that...shirk their accountability to the education system instead of providing children with appropriate coverage when they are toddlers making them more likely to be mainstreamed into a regular education setting. Providing access to these treatments saves tax payer's dollars, creates new job markets and most importantly, gives these children an opportunity to become tax payers themselves one day with independent lives via a fiscally responsible solution to a growing societal issue..."
and for more information and TO ACT on the Autism Treatment Acceleration Act(s), see Autismvotes.
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